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Question 1

What were some of the things that led to the fall of the Aritcles of Confederation and rise of the constitution?

(what was going wrong?)

Answer 1

• national govt couldn’t enforce taxes, and states were not making up for their war debt properly
• Shay’s Rebellion
• fighting between Americans and Indians on the western frontier & national govt couldn’t create an army to protect the Americans on the frontier from the indians
• economic crisis - national govt couldn’t control or regulate commerce/trade

Question 2

republican motherhood

Answer 2

• the idea that women should have more rights & education so they can support families & participate in political affairs

Question 3

how were women politicized?

Answer 3

• Abigail Adams - “remember the ladies”
• more women were wanting to be represented in the government; they wanted a voice; wanted a vote
• NJ gave women the right to vote, but then soon repealed the law in 1807
• more women had new rights to own property after the revolution
• idea of republican motherhood increased (mentioned in another flashcard)

Question 4

what were the plans that led to the development of the Great Compromise?

Answer 4

• Virginia Plan (by James Madison): Congress should have proportional representatives to each state
• NJ Plan: equal # of reps in congress for each state
• Connecticut Plan (THE GREAT COMPROMISE): congress should be split into the following two sections
• House of Representatives: population based representation
• Senate: equal reps for each state

Question 5

what kept the national government limited?

Answer 5

• separation of power
• checks & balances

Question 6

what were compromises made about slavery in the constitutional convention?

Answer 6

• 3/5 compromise: they counted slaves as 3/5 of a person, so the states with slavery got more representation
• they also decided that congress could eliminate the slave trade starting 1808