Chapter 5 Flashcards
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2 Powers of Congress
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- Borrow money
- Issue currency
2
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2 Weaknesses
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- No executive or judicial branch
- No tax
3
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Northwest Land Ordinance
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- Allowed the creation of new states northwest of the Ohio River
- Guaranteed religious freedom, trail by jury, and prohibited slavery
4
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Shay’s Rebellion
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- Farmers who couldn’t pay lost their land
- Daniel Shay leads 1,000 people in a rebellion
5
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Independence Hall, Philadelphia
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- Where the Constitutional Convention takes place
- All but Rhode Island attend
- 39 men sign the Constitution
6
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James Madison
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- Father of the Constitution
- Charles de Montesquieu: Believed in separation of powers divided equally
- John Locke: Unalienable Rights
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Gouverneur Morris
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- Wrote the Preamble and helped write and edit much of the document
- Wrote the Final draft of the Constitution
8
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Virginia Plan
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- Proportional: Representation based by state population
9
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New Jersey Plan
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- Equal representation from each state
10
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The Great Compromise
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- Presented by Roger Sherman
- House of Representatives: based off of state population
- Senate: 2 representatives from each state
- Today this is known as Congress
11
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3/5 Compromise
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Every 5 slaves counts as 3 people
12
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Slave Trade Compromise
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- Government could not regulate the slave trade until 1808
13
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Federalists
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- Approved of the Constitution and wanted strong federal government
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Anti-Federalists
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- Feared a strong Central Government
- Thought that states should have more power
- No Bill of Rights at the time
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Federalist Papers
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- Series of papers arguing for the new Federal System
