Chapter 9 Flashcards
Society of Cincinnati
A group of Continental Army officers created this society as a hereditary order. It was widely ridiculed as an attempt to establish an aristocracy.
Articles of Confederation
The first true government of the United States. It was inefficient and largely ineffective because it could not levy taxes and could not control commerce.
Land Ordinance of 1785
This provided for the division and surveying of the Northwest Territory.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This landmark law laid out the steps necessary to become a state. It also outlawed new slavery in this territory, though it did exempt current slaves.
Shay’s Rebellion
Backcountry farmers rose up to protest the foreclosures of their farms. They were led by Daniel Shays, a colonial colonel, and the rebellion was put down by an army that was hired by Boston businessmen and helped by the governor of Massachusetts.
Constitutional Convention
Held in Philadelphia 1787. This group was supposed to revise the Articles of Confederation. Instead, led by James Madison, they completely rewrote the government coming up with the longest lasting Constitution in the world.
What was the Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise?
The House of Representatives is determined by population, the Senate has two votes per state, and all tax and revenue bills must originate in the House of Representatives.
Which state represented the Large State plan, and which state represented the small state plan?
Large State = Virginia
Small State = New Jersey
3/5 Compromise
This compromise allowed Southern states to count slaves as 3/5 of a person towards representation in the House of Representatives.
The Federalist Papers
A series of articles penned by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, that are still considered the most penetrating commentary ever written on the Constitution.
