Chapter 7 Flashcards
5 Provisions of the Articles of Confederation were:
1) Each state retained its sovereignty
2) Unicameral (no executive or judicial)
3) Each state had 1 vote regardless of size
4) Legislation had to be approved by 9 of 13
5) No power to tax
What was the first document to unite the colonies under one government?
Articles of Confederation
The Confederation was successful because it made Britain recognize American indpendence at the the _________ __ ________.
Treaty of Paris
Ordinance of 1784
Never went into effect
Land Ordinance of 1785
Divided land into townships for sale ($1.00 per acre) and develoment
NW Ordinance of 1787
Provided for gradual development of self-government
Confederation financial failures:
1) National government was almost always broke
2) Continental dollars- US govt. paper money was almost worthless, as compared to gold and silver
Foreign weaknesses of the Confedertion:
1) Separate interests of states hampered govt. conduct
2) Barbary Pirates
Domestic weaknesses of the Confederation:
1) Newburgh Conspiracy- a group of military officers trried to force the govt. to pay salaries and pensions
2) Shay’s Rebellion- farmers forced several courts to close in Mass.
George Washington’s home was…
Mount Vernon
Which convention was not very well attended?
Anapolis Convention
What did the Constitutional Convention produce?
The Constituion!
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Held at Independence Hall in Philadelphia
How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?
55 from all states except R.I.
Who is the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
