Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is a gov’t in which citizen rule through elected representatives?
Republic
What was America’s 1
st
constitution?
Articles of confederation
What is a bicameral legislature?
2 houses
When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?
November 1777
How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?
1 vote
Why was the AoC unsuccessful?
It didnt have enough power
What created one territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River?
Northwest ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a _______ of ________ for the new settlers.
Bill of Rights
The Northwest Ordinance was the first attempt to stop the spread of what?
The spread of slavery
What is the name of the state in modern Northeast Tennessee that tried to become the 14
th
state in America?
State of Franklin
What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?
Tennessee was the 16th state in the USA; it became a state on June 1, 1796.
What is a depression?
A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases.
What was Shays’ Rebellion?
Shays’ Rebellion is the name given to a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt.
What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?
Virginia and New Jersey Plan
What combined those two plans and established the model for Congress that is used to this day?
The Connecticut Compromise established a bicameral legislature with the U.S. House of Representatives apportioned by population as desired by the Virginia Plan and the Senate granted equal votes per state as desired by the New Jersey Plan: combining the two plans in a workable whole
