Quiz #3 pages: 130-182 Flashcards
republicanism
it was…
- the entire political culture.
- the citizens were relied on to save the nation from corruption
- all power was vested in the citizens
- led to individualism
liberty VS. order
- used to establish a constitution
- Creating a government with authority to maintain order in a civil society.
- while also ensuring that individual liberties are protected from intrusion by government authority.
Virginia statute of religious freedom (1786)
- passed by Thomas Jefferson
- disestablished the Church of England
- gave all states religious freedoms
- model for the first amendment
Society for the relief of free negroes, unlawfully held
- John Woodman found slavery wrong
- Headquarters location: Philadelphia, PA
- organized effort to end the practice of slavery
However…
-South saw slavery as a good economical advantage - were still segregated
- not as many rights
African Methodist episcopal Church
-created by African Americans because of discrimination
Some thoughts concerning education (1693)
- created by John Locke
- thought children learned from observation
- men no longer overruled
- Abigail Adams believed that women should educate themselves and use their intellect to manage the household
State constitutions
- in 1776, states started to establish constitutions
- this happened before the declaration of independence
- power was given to people with privilege’s
natural rights
- freedom of religion, speech and press (not guaranteed)
- protection from unlawful searches and seizures
- no veto power
power to legislatures
John Dickinson
famous for writing the letters from farmer tot he British colonies
Articles of confederation
- agreement among the original 13 colonies
happened 8 days after the declaration of independence - established the functions of the national government after it declared independence from Great Britain.
- congress had zero power to tax
Land ordinance of 1785
- was a way for the government to make money
- 640 acres was given for a dollar an acre
- land was not cleared
- 36 sections of this land equals a township
Northwest Ordinances of 1787
- used to establish a government
- help territories become a states
- new states would be treated as equals
nationalists
- wanted stronger federal goods/power
- men like: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Robert Morris
impost Act of 1781
- was set in place because of the nationalists
- wanted to put a 5% tax on all imported goods
- was not passed because Rhode Island said no, vote was unanimous
Localists
- Wanted the states to have more power
- men like: Sam Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Newburgh Conspiracy 1782
- Happened in New York
- Soldiers wanted to protest the government
- Washington spoke to them
- Rebellion broken up
Jay-Gardoqui Treaty of 1786
- Allowed merchants to trade directly with Spain
- Us could not use the Mississippi River for 25 years
Bardon de Montesquieu
- believed in dividing government power
- most important to create three separate branches of government with equal but different powers
Federalist papers #10
- written by James Madison
- governments have to be able to pass laws for the common good instead of any one specific group.
Annapolis convention
- meeting of 12 delegates from five states
- held to discuss some issues of interstate trade
- used to fix the imperfections in the federal government
Shay’s Rebellion
- in western Massachusetts
- war created because of high taxes, heavy debt, and impartial federal rules
Philadelphia Convention
- decide how America was going to be governed
- ending in a completely new and revised Article of confederation
- created a divide in the states
