Chapter 7 Flashcards
the early years are often called
“the critical period of AMerican history”
the two colonies that used the colonial charters instead of drawing up a whole new Constitution
Rhode Island
Connecticut
colony that set the precedent of submitting the constitution to the people for ratification
Massachusetts
led the committee that planned the Articles of Confederation
John Dickinson
the Articles set up a ________________ form of government, or as the Articles stated, “a firm league of friendship”
confederacy
the weaknesses of the Articles
- at least nine states had to approve a measure before it could be passed by Congress
- the central government had no executive or judicial branches
- Congress lacked the power to tax and to perform other essential duties
the area bounded by the Ohio, the Mississippi, and the Great Lakes was called the
Northwest Territory
provided for the entire Northwest Territory to be surveyed and divided into townships
Land Ordinance of 1785
provided for the gradual development of self-government
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
the Northwest Territory could not be divided into less than _______ or more than __________ states
3
5
seizure of property for nonpayment of debts
foreclosure
a former military officer who forced several courts in western Massachusetts to close down in order to prevent further foreclosures
Daniel Shays
“critical period”
1781-1789
urged the Annapolis Convention to call upon all the states to send delegates
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
America’s most distinguished assembly
Constitutional Convention
number of delegates in attendance of Constitutional Convention
55
two most famous Americans in attendance of the Constitutional Convention
Washington
Franklin
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
the youngest delegate of the Convention
Jonathon Dayton
year of the Constitutional Convention
1787
the bold decision to put aside the Articles and draft a brand new Constitution
Great Decision
one of the most debated issues at the convention
representation in Congress
proposed the Virginia plan
Edmund Randolph
the plan which called for a bicameral legislature with representation based on population
Virginia Plan
proposed the New Jersey plan
William Paterson
called for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states
New Jersey plan
the plan that set up two houses (Senate and House of Representatives) that had one based on population and the other based on equality for all states
Connecticut Compromise
aka GREAT COMPROMISE
how much of the slave population was counted for both taxation and representation
3/5
the northern states wanted the national government to tightly regulate commerce and to levy
tarriffs
the regulations put in place by the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
- could not levy export tariffs
- could not regulate slave trade until 1808
those who wanted the new Constitution adopted
Federalists
Those who opposed the Constitution
Anti- Federalists
first state to ratify
Delaware
ratified in 1788
Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire
the first President by unanimous vote
Washington
Rhode Island ratified the Constitution in
1790
