Exam 3 Flashcards
Which colony abstained from ratifying the Declaration of Independence?
New York
What was Shays’s Rebellion about?
Shays was a veteran farmer & the government was going to take away his farm due to tax evasion. He led a group of people in the same situation to barricade the courthouse to prevent it from taking his farm.
Which 2 states eliminated the executive branch & upper legislative branch of the government?
Pennsylvania & Georgia
Which state granted the right to vote to some Black men in 1776?
Pennsylvania
What are the 4 points of Whig ideology?
Government is a threat to liberty, power is corruptive, consent of the governed is required, Eternal vigilance toward the government is important.
What did the radical patriots believe?
People have usually have “public virtue,” which makes them do the right thing, so the government can & should be weak
What was significant about the new American governments?
They were based on written documents, they were more representative, & they all had a bill of rights
Which state accidentally gave women the right to vote?
New Jersey
How many states needed to ratify the constitution?
9
Who was one of the first to write about what it means to be American & what was the text called?
Crèvecoeur wrote Letters from an American Farmer
Which nation did not respect the boundaries of the Treaty of Paris because they were not consulted?
Spain
Why was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 important?
It prohibited slavery in the northwest territory, paving the way to the Missouri Compromise
Which US president was particularly racist & dismissive of native Americans?
Andrew Jackson
Which state was the first to make slavery illegal?
Vermont
Why was the Constitutional Convention held in secret?
They didn’t want to have to consider public opinion.
