Chapter 5 Forming A Government Flashcards
The articles of confederation were written by
_______.
Second continental congress
The articles of confederation was _________.
The first form of national government
It created a loose union of _____ with no _________.
States
Strong central authority
Every state had to ______ the document in order for it to go into affect.
Ratify
The articles gave specific powers to ______.
Congress
The first power given to congress was to ______.
Settle conflicts amoung states
Congress also made ________.
Coins
Congress had the power to _________.
Borrow money
They could also make _______ with other countries and _______.
Treaties
Native Americans
They could ask for _________ and _______ from states.
Money
Soldiers
The articles also created 2 problems. What were those problems?
There was no president nor court system
Congress had to do something with the _______ territory and figure out a way to make money to pay for ________.
Northwest
Dept
The _______ outlined the steps to sell land of the northwest territory.
Land ordinance
The land was split into _________.
Townships
Within each township one lot was reserved for
_________.
Public schools
Four lots were reserved for _______ and the rest for
_______.
Veterans
Sale
The Northwest ordinance of ______ created a system for bringing ________ from the northwest territory.
1787
New states
As soon as the region reached a population of
________ free white men they could elect their own
________.
5 thousand
Legislature
They could send a ____-_______ member to meeting of congress.
Non-voting
When the region reached ________ people they could write their own ______.
60 thousand
Constitution
Their constitution MUST _________ and include a
___________ and finally become a state.
Forbid slavery
Bill of rights
It was difficult for congress to enforce ________ such as the treaty of Paris 1783
International treaties
For example, __________ refused to withdraw from US territories near the _________.
Great Britain
Great Lakes
Britain did not allow American ships into
_________ after 1783.
British ports
Britain also placed high _________ on items frequently bought by the US.
Tariffs
The items that Britain placed high tariffs on included ______,________,_______,and______,
Rice
Tabasco
Tar
Oil
Spain refused to allow the US permission to use
__________ for trading.
Mississippi River
Congress didn’t have the authority to pass ______ or allow states to pass _______.
Tariffs
States began printing their own _______, and congress had no power to stop it, so ________ continued to increase.
Paper money
Inflation
As a result of ________ a meeting was called to make changes to the _______.
Shay’s rebellion
Articles of confederation
_____ states sent representatives but _____ refused to show.
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As a result they had to reschedule the meeting, so all representatives could attend and it was called the __________.
Constitutional convention
The constitutional convention was a meeting of
_____ men with ________ to decide on the new US government.
Educated
Government experience
Tha anti-federalists were led by __________, and the federalists were led by __________.
George Mason
Alexander Hamilton
________ were essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay supporting the Constitution.
Federalists papers
The constitution any required the approval of ____ states for it to take affect.
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_________ was the first sate to ratify the constitution and _________ was the ninth.
Delaware
New Hampshire
The ________ were added to the constitution as the first 10 ________.
Bill of rights
Amendments
Constitutional amendments must be approved by a
__________ vote in each house and three-fourths of _______.
Two-thirds
States
