chapter 9

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the Continental army officers formed an exclusive hereditary order called the

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society of cincinatti

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virginia statue for religious freedom: created in 1786 by

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Thomas Jefferson and his fellow reformers

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Virginia statue for religious freedom stated that religion should not be imposed on

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anybody and that each person decided his/ her own faith

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the philadelphia quakers founded the first

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anti-slavery society in 1775

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the 1st continental congress called for the complete

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abolition of the slave trade in 1774

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several northern states went further and either completely abolished slavery or

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provided the gradual emancipation of slaves

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no states south of pennsylvania

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abolished slavery

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civic virtue: the idea that democracy depended on the unselfish

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commitment of each citizen to the public good

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republican motherhood: the idea that the mother was selflessly

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devoted to her family;

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republican motherhood was described as the model of a

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proper republican mother

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in 1776, the 2nd continental congress called the

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colonies to draft new constitutions

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massachusetts called a special convention to draft its

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constitution and then submitted the final draft to the people

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as written documents, the state constitutions were intended to represent a

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fundamental law, superior to the short-lived impulses of ordinary legislation

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in the revolutionary era, the capitals of New Hampshire, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia were all

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moved westward

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economic democracy preceded

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political democracy

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after gaining its independence, the United States had limited

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trade with Britain, so it had to start making more products “in-house”

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the post-war economy was not very good, and many

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americans were poorer after the war

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shortly before declaring independence in 1776, the second continental congress appointed a committee to

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draft a constitution for the nation→Articles of Confederation

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Articles were adopted by Congress in 1777 and it convinced France that America had a

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genuine government

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the Articles of Confederation wasn’t ratified by all 18 colonies until

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1781

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the 13 colonies were joined together for joint action in dealing with common problems such as

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foreign affairs

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land ordinance of 1785: stated that the acreage of the Old Northwest should be sold and the proceeds should be

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used to help pay off the national debt

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northwest ordinance of 1787: a uniform national land policy; created the Northwest Territories and gave the land to the

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government, the land could then be purchased by individuals

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northwest ordinance (continued): when a territory had 60,000 people, it might be admitted by Congress as a

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state, with all the privileges of the 13 other states

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britain declined to make any commercial treaty with the colonies or to

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repeal its navigation laws

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lord sheffield argued in his pamphlet that britain could win back

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america’s trade without repealing the navigation laws

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the british remained in the americas where they maintained their

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fur trade with the indians

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the american states did not honor the treaty of peace in regard to

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debts and loyalists

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the british primarily stayed because they wanted to keep the indians on their side in case

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the americans decided to attack canada

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spain was openly

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unfriendly to the americans

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spain closed off the mississippi river to

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commerce in 1784

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shay’s rebellion: impoverished back-country farmers, who were losing their farms, attempted to enforce their demands of

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cheap paper money, lighter taxes, and a suspension of property takeovers

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shays’s rebellion was crushed but it led to changes in

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laws

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in 1786, virginia called for a convention at annapolis to deal with the issue of

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interstate commerce

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alexander hamilton saved the convention from collapsing since delegates from

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only 5 states showed up

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hamilton called congress to meet in philadelphia the next year to fix the

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entire fabric of the articles of confederation

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alexander hamilton was an advocate of a

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strong central gov

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on may 35, 1787 55 delegates from every state except for rhode island were sent to philadelphia to discuss

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how the government should operate

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george washington was elected as the

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leader of the constitutional convention

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the delegates hoped to preserve revolutionary ideals and make it into a

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strong political structure

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virginia plan was the first suggested framework of

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the constitution

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virginia plan stated that state’s representation in congress should be based upon

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state’s population

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new jersey plan centered on equal representation in

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congress without regards to state’s size or population

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new constitution called for the end of the slave trade by the end of

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1807

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all new state constitutions except georgia’s forbade

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overseas slave trade

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constitution grew out of common law in which it is unnecessary to be

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specific about every detail

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members of the constitutional convention agreed

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economically and politically

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anti-federalists were led by samuel adams,

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patrick henry, and richard henry lee

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anti-feds mostly consisted of the

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poorest classes

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federalists led by

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washington and ranklin

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overall, the federalists were wealthier, more

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educated and better organized than anti-feds and controlled press

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4 laggard states:

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virginia, new york, north carolina, rhode island

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rhode island and nc were the last states to ratify the constitution, and they did so only after

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the government had been in operation for a few months

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4 states didn’t want to ratify, but they couldn’t

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safely exist as the only states who didnt

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founders believed that every branch effectively

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represented the people