The Americans Flashcards
What do the Americans focus on?
jefferson
hamilton
Madison
When did Jefferson become member of the house of burgesses?
1767 (age 24)
When was the “shot heard around the world” fired?
April 19 1775
Who writes the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas jefferson
Second continental congress
adopts declaration of independence
serves as conditional government through end of war
articles of confederation
written same time as declaration
strongly emphasized limited government
no chief executive
what did the articles of confederation - states rights need to be ratified?
consent
what could states do because of the articles of confederation?
sign treaties and mint their own currency
National congress elected by state legislature
could not enforce taxation
america owned foreign debt and couldn’t pay it because of this
when did Virginia call for a state convention on commerce?
Sept. 1786
What would produce the constitution?
a deal was struck to meet the next year with only 5 delegations showing up
Shays rebellion
massachusetts farmers lost their land because they couldn’t pay taxes or debts so they attacked the state arsenal
when was the constitutional convention?
May 1787
who mostly wrote the constitution?
Madison
Framer’s theory
did not want to abandon all of the principles of confederation
equality, self rule, natural rights
Was abject of monarchy important in Framer’s theory?
yes