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Why is there a war debt?

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Owed money to American creditors and owed money to foreign creditors

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How did they attempt to solve the war debt issue?

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They appointed Robert Moris who handles finance and put 5% tax on inputs.

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Why didn’t their solution work to solve the war debt issue?

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Rhode Island rejected the amendment→ shows how much power one state can hold
Ended up having no money

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Why is there an issue with the pirates?

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America lost British protection- they now have to deal with it

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What is escalating the problem with the pirates and what do the pirates do in return?

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They have no money so the pirates take hostages

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What did the government do in return to get the hostages back?

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Attempted a peace treaty but it got rejected and pirates demanded even more money

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What does Thomas Jefferson want to do with pirates and what happened to his idea?

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Wanted to team up with Europe and do a pirate war→ got rejected due to NO MONEY

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What were the soldiers promised?

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pension after war

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However what does the Congress do instead of the promise?

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doesn’t pay

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What does the soldiers do in act of retaliation?

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Attempt a coup

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How does the government respond to the coup?

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Pays for 3 months of service

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What do the soldiers form due to lack of money being paid?

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The society of Cincinnati and elect George Washington as leader even though, he was not involved

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What is happening to the British loyalists?

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They are getting heavily taxed, their property is being taken away from them, and are being denounced loyalty.

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What does Congress do in reaction to the behavior of the state to the British loyalists? How do the states react? What does this reveal about the form of government?

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They recommend the states be kind to them. The states do not listen. States have more power than Congress.

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What is the issue with the British merchants?

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Collecting pre-war debt, but they want gold when states have paper money.

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How did Congress react to the issue with British Merhcants? What did the states say and what was revealed?

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They negotiated but the states did not care. It shows that Congress has no power over states.

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What is happening to the farmers and what do they do in return?

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Losing land to pay debts; band up together to fight for closure

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What do the Rhode Island merchants do what happens in return, what does congress do, and how do the states react?

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Stop accepting paper money so they close shops. Riots demand shops to be reopened. Congress refuses to accept RI Paper money but Rhode Island doesn’t listen and requires people to accept paper money, which shows Congress can’t enforce anything.

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What are the disagreements over land?

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Some states want the land and there are squatters on the land

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How did the government approach this? (what two ordinances)

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Land Ordinance of 1785: How to settle and distribute land
Northwest Ordinance of 1787: set requirements for admitting new states

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What were some of the problems that led the delegates to realize there were problems with the Articles of Confederation?

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No money; states have more power and no listen to congress

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How long did the fixing of Articles of Confederation last?

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May-September 1787

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Which state did not send delegates?

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Rhode Island

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Who are the two NJ senators?

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Cory Booker and Bob Menendez

25
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Federalists:

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supporters of the constituion; favored balance of power; divison of powers would protect

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Anti-federalists:

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opposed to having a strong central government against the constitution; doubted the government can manage the country; government serves the minority

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Who were some federalists?

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George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton

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What were the Federalist papers?

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85 essays consisiting of analysis and explanation of constitutional powers

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Who wrote the Federalist Papers?

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Madison, Jay and Hamilton

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What are the Federalist 10?

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discusses the importance of factions (different groups); one group wouldn’t overpower the other

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Who were some Anti-Federalists?

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Partrick Henry, Samuel Adams, and Richard Henry Lee (even Jefferson)

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Federal Farmers

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list rights believe should be protected

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When were the Bill of Rights ratified?

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Dec. 1791

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What does the Articles of Confederation entails in order to keep the states as equal?

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equal representation in congress( no state has more delegates to the other)

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how is the national government to be funded?

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The national government will be funded by each state in proportion to the value of the land in each state.

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how many states were required to approve major decisions?

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9

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how many states were required to approve changes to the Articles of Confederation?

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all

38
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Legislative branch

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makes the laws

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executive branch

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carries out the laws

40
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Judicial

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interprets the laws

41
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What is part of the Legislative Branch?

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House of Reps and Senate

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What are the qualifications of House of Reps?

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2 year term
Atleast 25
7 years a citizen
Inhabitant of a state they represent

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Senate qualifications

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6 year term
atleast 30
9 years a citizen
inhabitant of a state they represent

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What are the powers of legislative branch?

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Anything with money and law, war, regulation of armed forces, national guard and post office and elastic clause which is the ability to make and laws deemed necessary to carry out its duties

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Qualitications of Executive branch?

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4 year term
natural-born citizen
14 years a resident of US
Atleast 25

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What are the powers of the executive branch?

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  1. commader and chief of military
  2. makes treaties, appoints ambassadors
  3. can fill vacancies during a recess in the senate
  4. state of the union address
47
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What are the powers of the Judicial branch?

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authroity over cases in law & equity arising the Constitution
Original jurisdiction over cases affecting ambassadors
all other cases have to appeal jurisdiction

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What are the legislative checks on executive?

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override veto
approve funding
impeachmenr and remove president
senate confirms or rejets federal appoinment

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Legislative checks on Judicial

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establishes lower federal courts
senate confirms or rejects judges
impeach or remove judges

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Executive checks on legislative

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veto bills
call special sessions
influence public opinion
propose legislation

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executive checks on judicial

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appoints judges
can pardorn or reprieve people convicted of federal crimes

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judicial checks on executive

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appointed for life
declare presidential actions unconstituional

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Judicial checks on legislative

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decide the meaning of laws
declare acts of congress unconstitutional

54
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Name debates during the convention

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slave trade, electing members from the house of lower rep, executive branch, ratifying the constituiton, state reps, paper money, national and state governments, executive veto declar war, and slaves and poulation

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