Chapter 9 Flashcards
Why was the revolution more of an evolution than a revolution?
Life went of normally during war, many not disturbed and some didn’t know
Why were large changes in the social, political, societal, governmental ushered in?
Departure of 80k loyalists paved way for Patriot ideas
The aftermath of the American Revolution triggered what social changes?
- Reduced property requirements for voting
- Trade and labor organizations founded
- Movement for church and state seperation
- Efforts to abolish slavery
- Women became bigger part through republican motherhood
What is republican motherhood?
Women are the shapers of future citizens
Mothers instilled virtue into family, held future of nation
When states drafted state constitutions, why was Massachusetts important?
They had idea of special convention for drafting and people would ratify the constitution. Changes could only be made by constitutional convention
What were some of the similarities in state constitutions?
- Bill of rights
- Annual election of legislators
- Little authority for executive
- Weak judiciary and executive branches
Why did state capitals move western?
To better represent poorer western districts
What accelerated economic equality?
States taking control of British lands and cutting loyalist land
Why stimulated manufacturing before, during, and after the war?
- Prewar nonimportation
- War itself
- Cut off of British goods
Even though manufacturing was stimulated before, during, and after war, what did American remain based on?
Agriculture
How did the Revolution have economic drawbacks?
- No more trade with British
- Inflation and failure to pass taxes
- Governmental inability to control commerce
Why were the Articles not fully ratified until years later?
Western lands
Land-rich states could sell western land to pay of debts, while eastern states did not have this benefit
Why did the turning of western lands to government before Articles help to unify states?
States throwing land to cmmon pot would have to stay in Union to receive benefits from land sales
What branch(es) did the Articles have?
Legislative, no executive and judicial was left up to states
Why were the Articles designed to make Congress weak?
States just won control of taxation and commerce and didn’t want to yield to American parliament
Land Ordinance
Land surveyed and sold to pay debts. Townships of 36 sections with 16th being used for public schools
Northwest Ordinance
Land becomes state with 60,000. Slavery forbade.
What caused bad American relationships with British, Spain, France, and Pirates
- British: declined to make commercial treaty, retained land in America
- Spain: Closed Mississippi to American for commerce, claimed American area south
- France: demanded repayment of debts, closed trade with West Indies
- Pirates: ravaged commercial ships
Why did British retain land in America?
To motivate Indians against US
Who ultimately did not allow American expansion?
Spain and Britain
What happened in Shays’s Rebellion? What did the rebellers demand?
Debt-ridden farmers lead by Daniel Shays losing land to foreclosures rebelled. Demanded paper money issued by state, lighter taxes, and to suspend property takeovers.
What was the main reason for the replacement of Articles with Constitution?
Gave Congress no power to regulate commerce or to enforce taxation
What revolutionary leaders were present at the constitutional convention? Which weren’t?
- Washington, Ben Franklin, James Madison, Alex Hamilton
- Jefferson, John/Sam Adams, Thomas Paine, Hancock, Patrick Henry
WHo was the “father of the Constitution”?
James Madison
