Land Ordinance of 1784 Flashcards
Land Ordinance of 1784
states shall remain forever a part of the United States of America/shall never bear same relation to the confederation as original states
Land Ordinance of 1785
spelled out the terms of sale of the land. minimum price was set at $1 an acre, and the minimum purchase was 640 acres
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
related to governing of the Old Northwest and forbade slavery in the Old Northwest
Shay’s Rebellion
led by Daniel Shay, it was a protest against high state taxes, imprisonment for debt and lack of paper money. shay supported a reworking of the national government.
Albany Plan of Union
created by Ben Franklin, it was created to form a permanent federation of the colonies as a means to reform colonial-imperial relations (address colonial interests)
Virginia Plan
Bicameral legislature (two chambers) with a representation in both houses based on proportional representation
New Jersey Plan
Unicameral legislature (one chamber) of the Article of Confederation in which each state gets one vote
Great Compromise
delegates at the Philadelphia convention agreed on a lower house whose seats would be apportioned on the basis of population, and an upper house–the senate–that would have 2 senators per state
Whiskey Rebellion
a protest led by Pennsylvania grain farmers against the excise tax on whiskey
William Pritt
English prime minister who assumed power in 1758 and brought about a remarkable shift in the Seven Years War (French and Indian War)
Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams led a group of protesters in order to protest the Stamp Act
Friedrich Von Steuben
German officer who helped train American troops (helped lead the British to surrender at Yorktown 1781)
Sugar Act
cut the duty of foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon, retained a high duty on foreign rum
Declaratory Act
stated that parliament could make laws binding the American colonies in “all cases whatsoever”
Continental Association
was a boycott all contact with British goods
Treaty of Paris
changed the map after the French and Indian War by eliminating French territory in North America. England got land east of the Mississippi and Spain got west
Virginia Resolves
Patrick Henry proposed a series of resolutions passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses in response to the Stamp Act (stated that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional and that measures should be taken by all states to retain their powers)
Hamilton’s plan to assume state debts
the south voted against it because majority of their debts had already been paid off, and they felt that it would give the North too much financial control
Marbury v. Madison
established its right to overturn acts of Congress. it established the principle of judicial review (the power of federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional
American Revolution
Patriots: 45%
Neutrals: 40%
Loyalist: 20%
Crispus Attucks
the first American colonist killed in the American Revolution. his death became known as the Boston Massacre
Missouri Compromise
Missouri a slave state
Maine was a free state
slavery was prohibited North of the 36/30 parallel in the land gained by the Lousiana Purchase
General Gage
planned a surprise attack on Concord because he was ordered to quell the dissenters before they would become more organized
Broad Constructionists
they believed the government can exercise implied powers in keeping with the spirit of the Constitution (Hamiltonians)
Strict Constructionists
they favored a literal interpretation of the constitution (Jeffersonians)
