Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is something the Articles of Confederation granted Congress the power to do?
Print and issue money
Why did Americans believe that the job of governing a state should be divided between a governor and two houses of legislature?
They were afraid of giving any one individual or small group too much power
The Articles of Confederation
- American’s first constitution
* It provided for a new central government with limited powers
What did the Articles of Confederation do?
1) States gave up little of its power
2) Each state had 1 vote in Congress, regardless of its population
What were three accomplishments of the Confederation government?
1) Won independence from Britain
2) Expanded foreign trade
3) Settle and governed western territories
A legislature which is made up of two houses is called a _____________ legislature.
bicameral
Americans agreed that their government should be a __________, a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
republic
To avoid the concentration of power, the states divided the government functions between the __________________ and the ________________.
governor and the legislature
Under most state constitutions which government branch was most powerful?
the legislature
What could the national government NOT do under the Articles of Confederation?
impose taxes
How many states had to approve the Articles of Confederation?
13
Northwest Territory
- A single land created from the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
- Slavery was not permitted here
How did Robert Morris propose to pay off the national debt left over from fighting the Revolutionary War?
5% IMPORT tax
When could a territory apply for statehood?
when its population reached 60,000
What area did the ordinance passed in 1787 create?
Northwest Territory
What could the national government NOT do under the Articles of Confederation?
impose taxes
What did the Spanish do in 1784 in an effort to stop westward expansion into territories claimed by Spain?
They closed the lower Mississippi River to American shipping
By 1780 what did each of the 13 states adopt?
A constitution (plan of government)
What is something the Articles of Confederation granted Congress the power to do?
Print and issue money
constitution
a formal plan of government
bicameral
consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature
republic
a political system in which the citizens rule through elected representatives
petition
a formal request
depreciate
to decrease in value
ordinance
a law or regulation
This document declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money.
Virginia Statute for religious freedom:
Land ordinance of 1785:
Congress passed the Land Ordinance of 1785, which set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787:
The ordinance established the Northwest Territory, which included areas that are now in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The Northwest Ordinance created a system for bringing new states into the Union
Northwest territory:
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
What group opposed ratification of the Constitution?
Antifederalists
The first 10 amendments to the US constitution are know as
The Bill of Rights
What is an amendment?
something added to a document
Name some of the Federalist leaders.
George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
