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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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(Pg 1) Pennsylvania state house-

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Independence hall

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(Pg 1) in Pennsylvania state house, — delegates from — states, wrote out…

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55 delegates from 12 states wrote out the constitution of the U.S.A

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(Pg 1) infamous American leaders attended convention including

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Washington
Madison
Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin

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(Pg 1) about —- of the attendees

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3/4 of attendees sat in continental congress. Many were members of state legislature and helped write state constitutions.

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(Pg 1) in a NY meeting during February of the previous year, congress…

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States that the purpose of the meeting was Dailey to revise the articles of confederation. Nothing said about new constitution

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(Pg 1) articles of confederation were..

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Inadequate and needed mending”

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(Pg 1) Hamilton was…

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The most powerful song single influence toward organizing the convention of ‘87

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(Pg 1) Washington felt the …

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Situation “most deeply.” Believed that congress was more concerned over naming new officers/General’s than the arms needs

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(Pg 1) NJ and NY were…

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Incredibly uncooperative regarding governmental rule

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(Pg 2) in September of 1780, Hamilton wrote….

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Duane a letter expressing the necessity of a constitutional convention.

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(Pg 2) in the letter Hamilton wrote that…

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The desire for power in Congress made the government unfit for war or peace

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(Pg 2) Hamilton wished for a government…

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Suited to that of an independent nation. The states ignored hamiltons call for a convention.

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(Pg 2) original principles

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Revolutionary principles

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(Pg 2) it had taken — years for the…

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5 years for articles of confederation to be written, argued and voted on, modified, compromised, and ratified by the last state.

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(Pg 2) articles of confederation

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America’s first constitution

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(Pg 2) Maryland and Virginia had a..:

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Quarrel over the navigation of the Potomac river and they sent commissioners for a discussion of the topic

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(Pg 2) before the Annapolis commission…

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There was a recommendation to congress that all states should appoint delegates to assemble in Philadelphia to discuss U.S. Trade and commerce

18
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(Pg 2) little states..

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Feared and hated larger states and it was found that larger states were “the worst governed.”

19
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(Pg 2) congress, after debating…

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Hamiltons report regarding the assembly of delegates, voted in favor of the convention

20
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(Pg 2) hamiltons report hinted that…

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The entirety of the federal system most likely required adjusting

21
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(Pg 3) the phrase

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“For the sole and express purpose” became a strength to anti-constitutionalists

22
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(Pg 3) —- delegates were invited…

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74 delegate invited to the convention at Philadelphia. Only 55 attended

23
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(Pg 3) — and — were absent, but….

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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were absent but silk had an influence

24
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(Pg 3) Jefferson and Adams were attempting to…

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Arrange treaties of commerce and foreign loans ms and trying to convince nations that the U.S. Could be trusted to “meet obligations and pay her debts”

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(Pg 3) Jefferson and Adams and the other delegates…

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Sent letters back and forth

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(Pg 3) William Grayson states…

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That he heard that the convention at Philadelphia might last 3 months and that not much good would come out of it.

27
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(Pg 3) innovation/

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Something impulsive; work of an enthusiast, infringement on the law

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(Pg 3) James Madison rode to …

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Philadelphia from NY, arriving eleven days early. “Liked to be ready”

29
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(Pg 3) of all the people who attended the conventions Madison was considered to be…

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The most intellectually prepared.

30
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(Pg 3) Madison requested for…

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Jefferson to send books from Paris. The books arrived by the hundreds

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(Pg 3) Madison studied…

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Ancient and contemporary confederates and wrote an essay in which he compared governments

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