Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is a bicameral legislature?
2 houses
What is a gov’t in which citizen rule through elected representatives?
Republic
What was America’s 1st constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?
November 1777
How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?
One vote
Why was the AoC unsuccessful?
The gov’t it provided was not strong 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 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?
To stop/banish 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
What is a depression?
Slow economic activity and high unemployment
What was Shays’ Rebellion?
Was an uprising by Mass. farmers to fight the gov’ts taxes on on poor farmers.
What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?
Virginia plan vs. New Jersey Plan
What combined those two plans and established the model for Congress that is used to this day?
The Great Compromise
What is the Three Fifths Compromise?
Allowed southern states to count slaves as 3/5 of one free person for representation
Where would the southern states gain more delegates due to the Three Fifths Compromise?
In the House of Reps.
What was a Federalist?
Were people that supported the constitution
What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution?
The Federalist Papers
What is an amendment?
Changes to the constitution
How many states approved the Constitution originally? ____ out of _____ States
9 out of 10 states
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
What was James Madison considered to be the father of?
“Father of the Constitution”
Who was an influential writer from the Enlightenment who believed every person had natural rights?
John Locke
What type of system states that power should be shared between the national and state level gov’ts?
Federal system
What is the final authority in a federal system?
Is the Constitution
What are the 3 branches of gov’t as stated in the Constitution?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch makes laws and consists of Congress?
Legislative
Which branch carries out the laws?
Executive
What did the Constitution have the AoC did not have? (Hint: Chief Executive)
The president
What power does the President have to check Congress?
Veto
Who elects the President of the United States?
Electoral College
Which branch interprets laws and makes decisions based on the Constitution?
Judicial
What is the most distinctive feature of our gov’t?
Constitution
Why did the Constitution provide a system of Checks and Balances?
Keep the system from gaining too much power.
Why would farmers in TN/KY establish their homes and farms near rivers that fed
To ship crops to markets
Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
France
How much did the US pay for the area in the Louisiana Purchase?
$15 million
What political party threatened to secede due to the Louisiana Purchase?
Federalist
Who was sent on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark
What river did those explorers follow along on their way to the Pacific Ocean?
The Pacific Ocean
Why was the Lewis and Clark expedition important to the western expansion of the
US?
They inspired people to go west and settle by sparking a sense of adventure.
What did the US do to prohibit trade with the rest of the world?
Tries to break trade with GB
What did Tecumseh try to build in response to Ohio River Valley settlement?
Built a strong Native American confederacy to protect their land.
Who earned the nickname “Tippecanoe” after the battle of the same name?
William Henry Harrison
What were the causes of the War of 1812?
The impressment of soldiers and attack on the Chesapeake.
What happened at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
Andrew Jackson leads an attack against the creek Indians
What city was burned greatly during the war?
Washington D.C
What did Dolley Madison save from the President’s mansion?
Saving a portrait of George Washington
