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Chapter 6 Flashcards

1
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In what years were the Articles of Confederation in effect?

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1781-1787

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In what ways were the colonists unable to follow through with the provisions of the Treaty of Paris?

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They were unable to stop Britain from maintaining military outposts on the Western frontier and restricting trade

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What caused economic weakness within the colonies?

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Reduced foreign trade and limited credit because states had not fully repaid war debts

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Were the states still engaging in interstate quarrels in this time period? If so, how?

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Yes;
The states competed for economic advantage and placed restrictions (like tariffs) on the movement of goods across state lines

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What was the importance of the Annapolis Convention (1786)?

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It was in this convention that James Madison and Alexander Hamilton persuaded the others that another convention be held in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation;
It was a vital first step towards the making of the Constitution because it showed that the colonists were taking iniatives to bettering the state of their new nation

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What demographic were the delegates who were selected to attend the Philadelphia convention?

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They were rich, educated, white men;
A good number of them were practicing lawyers;
Limited democracy was still very much present in the colonies

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Who was considered the Father of the Constitution?

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James Madison

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What ended up happening at the beginning of the convention?

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The nationalists (people like Madison and Hamilton) wanted to create an entirely new document as opposed to simply rewriting the articles;

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What did Roger Sherman of Connecticut propose?

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A two-house Congress;
In the Senate, state would have equal representation, but in the House of Representatives, each state would be represented according to the size of its population

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What was the compromise Sherman created?

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The Connecticut Plan/Great Compromise

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What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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The delegates agreed that each enslaved individual would count as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of state taxation and representation

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Did the delegates decide to keep the slave trade around?

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Yes;
They wanted it around for at least 20 more years

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What was the Commercial Compromise?

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Congress was allowed to regulate interstate and foreign commerse, including placing tariffs on foreign exports, but it could not place taxes on exports

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Why was an electoral college system instituted in the colonies?

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Because the delegates feared that too much democracy may lead to mob rule

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How many states of the 13 were needed for the Constitution to be ratified?

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Nine

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Who were the Federalists?

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Supporters of the Constitution and its strong federal government

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Who were the Anti-Federalists?

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Opponents of the Constitution and its strong federal government

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What were the Federalist Papers?

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A series of 85 essays that presented cogent reasons for believing in the practicality of each major provision of the Constitution

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Who wrote the Federalist Papers?

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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay

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Why was it important for Virginia to ratify the Constitution?

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Because it was by far the most populous of the original 13 states

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How were the Federalists able to win over the Anti-Federalists in Virginia?

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By promising a bill of rights

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Did Virginia’s vote to ratify the Constitution influence New York to do the same?

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Yes;
Also because of Hamilton’s efforts

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Did the Constitution need to list the rights of individuals?

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Anti-Federalists argued that it should, while Federalists argued that it was unnecesary

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How did the Anti-Federalists defend their point that a Bill of Rights was necessary for the Constitution?

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They argued that Americans had fought the Revolutionary War to escape a tyrannical government;
The Bill of Rights would offer the necessary protection to safeguard the possibility of such a government from arising in America

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How did the Federalists defend their point that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary for the Constitution?

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They argued that it was unnecessary because members of Congress would be elected by the people anyways;
Plus, it would be better for people to assume that all their rights are protected than create a limited list of rights that unscrupulous officials may use to their advantage

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When did the Bill of Rights start to be formed? When was it adopted?

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In 1789;
In 1790

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Who wrote the Bill of Rights?

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James Madison

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What is the first amendment?

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US citizens have the right to freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

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What is the second amendment?

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US citizens have the right to keep and bear arms, or own guns

30
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What is the third amendment?

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The government cannot force US citizens to shelter soldiers in their homes

31
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What is the fourth amendment?

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US citizens are protected from unreasonable searches of a person’s property

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What is the fifth amendment?

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People have the right to a fair trial

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What is the sixth amendment?

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People accused of a crime have the right to a speedy, public trial by jury

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What is the seventh amendment?

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People who have a disagreement about something worth more than $20 have the right to a trial by jury

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What is the eigth amendment?

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In most cases, accused people can remain out of jail until their trail if they ppay bill

36
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What is the ninth amendment?

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People have other rights besides those stated in the constitution

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What is the tenth amendment?

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Any powers the Constitution does not give to the federal governmen t belond to the States or to the people

38
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When did Washington take the oath of office as the first president of the United States?

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On April 30, 1789

39
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Who leads the legislative branch?

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Congress

40
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Who is the head of the executive branch?

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The President

41
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Who is the top federal court in the judicial branch?

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The Supreme Court

42
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Who were appointed the heads of the departments of the executive branch, and what departments were there?

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-Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton
-Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson
-Secretary of War: Henry Knox
-Attorney General: Edmund Rudolf

43
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What was the Judiciary Act of 1789?

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Established a Supreme Court with one chief justice and five associate justices;
Also provided for a system of 13 district courts and three circuit courts of appeals

44
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What was Hamilton’s solution to Congress’s financial difficulties under the Articles of Confederation?

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(1) Have the federal government assume the war debts of the states
(2) Impose high tariffs on imported goods to collect adequate revenues and protect the country’s young industries
(3) Establish a national bank to stabilize currency

45
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Who were the supporters of Hamilton’s plan?

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Northern merchants

46
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Who were against Hamilton’s plan?

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Anti-Federalists, who feared that the states would lose power to the extent the central government would gain it

47
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What did Hamilton do for Jefferson because Jefferson agreed to his plan, or at least the first aspect of it?

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He agreed to Jefferson’s plan to establish the nation’s capital in the South along the Potomac River, now a modern-day area termed Washington, D.C.

48
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What could the federal government do as a major shareholder of the privately owned Naitonal Bank?

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Print paper currency and use federal deposits to stimulate businesses

49
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What were the American reactions to the French Revolution (the public and Jefferson)?

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-The general public: They sympathized with the French people’s want to establish a republic, but they were also horrified at the reports of mob hysteria and mass executions
-Jefferson and his supporters: They supported the new French Republic and the treaty established between France and the United States

50
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What was the Proclamation of Neutrality (1793)?

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It maintained that America was to not support any side in the French Revolution

51
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What was the Jay Treaty (1794)?

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A treaty negotiated by John Jay and the British;
In which Britain agreed to evacuate its posts on the US western frontier (still said nothing regarding British seizues of American merchant ships)

52
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What was the Pinckney Treaty (1795)?

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In which Spain agreed to open the lower Mississippi River and New Orleans to American trade

53
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Why was the Pinckney Treaty made?

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Because Spain saw the Jay Treaty as a sign that the United States might be drawing closer to Britain

54
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What was the Treaty of Greenville?

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In which American Indians surrendered claims to the Ohio Territory and promised to open it up to settlement

55
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What was the Whiskey Rebellion (1794)?

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In which a group of farmers rebelled against the federal excise tax on whiskey by attacking revenue collectors;
The matter was quelled when Washington federalized 15,000 state militiamen and placed whem under the command of Alexander Hamiilton, which ended the conflict in no bloodshed

56
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How did Congress encourage rapid settlement of the new lands they attained during Washington’s presidency?

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By passing the Public Land Act in 1796, which established orderly procedures for dividing and selling federal lands at reasonable prices

57
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What made the Federalists vs Anti-Federalist quarral different from earlier ones of similar political nature?

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It was organized across state lines and thus hinted at the emergence of national parties

58
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What were the Anti-Federalists later called?

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Democratic-Republicans

59
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In the 1790s, which party dominated the political scene?

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The Federalists, who supported Alexander Hamilton and his visions

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What did the Federalists argue for?

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The growth of federal power

61
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What did the Anti-Federalists argue for?

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For states’ rights

62
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What did the 22nd Amendment do?

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It made the presidential two-term limit a part of the Constitution

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What did the 12th Amendment do?

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Require that candidates for presidency and vice-presidenct have to run as a team

64
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What happened in the XYZ Affair? (Part 1; Backstory)

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Americas merchant ships were being seized by French warships, so John Adams sent delegates to France to make negotiations

65
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What happened in the XYZ Affair? (Part 2; The Real Meat)

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Newspaper reports of the demands made by X, Y, and Z angered the Americans, and some (the Federaliss) began rallying against France

66
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What was the Naturalization Act?

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Increased the requirement for immigrants to become US citizens from 5 years to 14 years

67
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What was the Alien Acts?

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Authorized the president to deport aliens (immigrants) considered dangerous

68
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What was the Sedition Act?

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Made it illegal for newspaper editors to criticize the president and the Congress

69
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How did the Democratic-Republicans combat the Alien and Sedition Acts?

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Jefferson and Madison created the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions respectively;
This made it so that if any act of the federal government broke the “compact” with the state government, the state could nullify the law

70
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Why did the Federalists lose their popularity during Adams’s presidency?

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Because of the Alien and Sedition Acts and the taxes being imposed upon them in the federal government’s attempt to build up the US Navy

71
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What was the Revolution of 1800?

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The peaceful change from Federalist to Democratic-Republican control

72
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Kageyama Tobio?

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Yes. Just yes. Yes all the way.

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