The Articles Of Confederation Flashcards
Suffrage
The right to vote
Articles of confederation
Government were Congress would become the single branch of the national government, but it would have very limited powers in order to protect the liberties of the people
Ratification
Official approval
Land ordinance of 1787
A system set up for surveying and dividing Western lands, they were split into townships
Northwest territory
In THIS, Illinois Michigan Indiana Ohio Minnesota and Wisconsin agreed that this area would be divided into smaller territories with a governor appointed by Congress. When the population of a territory reach 60,000 it’s settlers could draft their own constitution or ask to join the union
Teriffs
Taxes on imports and exports
Interstate commerce
Trade between two or more states
Inflation
Increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
Depression
A period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment
Shays’ rebellion
An uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt
Constitutional convention
Held in May 1787 this was called for to improve the articles of confederation however this would lead to the new US Constitution
Virginia plan
It was bicameral or two houses. It would be chosen on the basis of state populations. Larger states would have more representatives than smaller states
New Jersey plan
It’s called for a unicameral or one house legislator. It gave each state and equal number of votes in the federal government.
Great compromise
The legislative branch would have two houses. Each state regardless of its size would have two representatives in the Senate. But the house of representatives numbers would be determined by the states population.
Three – fifths compromise
They would count 3/5 of the slaves in each state would be counted for representatives in a state
