Chapter 9 Flashcards

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state constitutions

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States wrote their own constitutions which replaced their colonial charters
1776
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economic drawbacks

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-couldn’t trade in the British West indies or with Britain
- in fing debt

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ARticles of COnfederation

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the first Constitution of the United States of America created by the Second Continental Congress
1781
created during the Revolutionary war and proved to France that the colonies had a genuine government.

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weaknesses of Congress(under the Articles)

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-couldn’t regulate commerce
-couldn’t enforce tax collection
-weak and no power

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Old Northwest

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piece of land acquired after the Revolutionary war, Northwest of the original states
1780’s
subject to many of the new legislations created under the Articles(P)

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Land Ordinance 1785

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law that sold pieces of the Old Northwest to pay off the war debt
1785
land was divided and very orderly (P)

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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law that created the process for statehood and banned slavery in the Northwest
1787
60,000 people needed to apply to become a state. the only good accomplishment of the Articles

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foreign relations with Britain, Spain, France, North Africa

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Britain- enforcing navigation laws and not wanting to create commercial treaties
Spain- no trading in the Mississippi
France- pay us back!!!
North Africans-m ravaging American ships

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Shay’s Rebellion

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uprising of backcountry farmers who are in debt and losing land in Massachusetts
1786
Movement was harshly crushed but it scared the founding fathers. fear of mobs ruling and creating chaos

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Philadelphia COnvention

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convention to deal with controlling trade and fixing(throwing out) the Articles of Confederation
1787
created the constitution and the gov that we have today (P)

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mobocracy

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the rule of government by a mob of people ( Shay’s)
1783
At the Philadelphia convention, the men wanted to prevent anarchy, disorder due to absence of authority (S,P)

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Virginia Plan

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proposal of 2 branches/houses of Congress and representation based on population
1787
Bigger States would benefit and have more representation (P)

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New Jersey Plan

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1 Branch of Congress and equal representation no matter size
1787
smaller States would benefit and prevent bigger States from dominating

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Great Compromise

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larger States represented in House of Reps. and smaller States represented in the Senate
1787
Start for a more strong government (P)

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common law

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laws/ constitution does”not have to be ultra specific

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civil law

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laws should lengthy and very detailed

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3/5 compromise

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States that a sales was 3/5 of a person
1787
compromise between the North and the South as the South wanted a bigger influence in the House of Reps. (P, S)

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Society of Cincinnati

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exclusive group of ex Continental Army Officers
1776-1790
Opposing the ideas of democracy and equality (S)

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disestablished

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official separation of church and state (ENgland church)
1786
States excluding New England separated themselves from an Anglican church (C)

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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

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passage by Thomas Jefferson
1786
allowed for separation of church and state in Virginia (C)

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Elizabeth Mumbet Freemar

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ex slave who sued her owner to gain freedom after hearing about the rights of man
1781
Freemar won and lived as a paid servant

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Civic virtue

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democracy depend the citizens to act selflessly and for the greater good of the community
1776-1790
Mother’s were an example of people who practiced civic virtue everyday (C)

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Philadelphia Convention

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convention of delegates to discuss fixing the Articles of Confederation
1787
created the new Constituiton (P)