Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is a bicameral legislature?
2 legislative houses
What is a gov’t in which citizen rule through elected representatives?
Republic
What was America’s 1st constitution?
The Articles of Confederacy
When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?
November of 1777
How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?
1 vote
Why was the AoC unsuccessful?
Because the government it provided was not enough to handle all of the problems of the country
What created one territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River?
Northwest Orindance
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?
Slavery
What is the name of the state in modern Northeast Tennessee that tried to become the 14th state in America?
State of franklin
What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?
1796 and it was the 16th state
What is a depression?
Slow economic activity and high unemployment
What was Shays’ Rebellion?
An uprising by Massachusetts farmers to fight the government’s taxes on poor farmers
What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?
Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan
What combined those two plans and established the model for Congress that is used to this day?
The great compromise
