Chapter 3 America's founding Flashcards

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The relationship between property religion and gender and political participation

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Colonies Offered More Opportunity then Britain

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The Articles of Confederation what was it what were the problems associated with this

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The first Constitution of the United States 1777 creating an association of states with weak central government. It was replaced because without a strong central government they were unable to provide the economic and political stability that the founders wanted

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Confederation

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A government in which independent states for common purpose but retain their own sovereignty

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Constitution

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The rules that establish a government what makes up a government

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Shays rebellion what was the significance of this

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A grassroots uprising 1787 by armed Massachusetts farmers protesting foreclosures. In an effort to keep their land from foreclosure seizure by those to whom they owed money

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Constitutional Convention what was the purpose of this

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The assembly of 55 delegates in the summer of 1787 to recast the Articles of Confederation the result was the US Constitution.

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Federalist

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Supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong central government

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Anti-federalists

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Advocates of states rights who opposed the Constitution

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What is the difference between Federalist and anti-federalist

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Federalist is one that supports the Constitution anti-federalist are those who opposed the Constitution

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States sovereignty

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Is the ability of the state to be independent and have autonomy and control over itself in its decisions the word sovereign means anonymous or independent

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Bill of Rights

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A summary of citizen rights guaranteed and protected by the government added to the Constitution as its first 10 amendments in order to achieve ratification

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