Unit 2 Cards p. 1 Flashcards
What was one of the ways colonists protested on unfair taxation
Boycotting British products
What is the Continental Congress most famous for
Drafting/approving Declaration of Independence
What was Britain’s promise
Any slaves who fought with them would be freed
Two ideas central to the revolution
Property rights and equality
What was John Locke’s version of inalienable rights?
Life, liberty, property
What was the status of women in 18th century America?
Women do not have a say in government and no representation.
Were the articles of confederation a success or failure
Failure
What treaty ends the revolutionary war?
Treaty of Paris
How many votes needed to be made to make a decision?
9/13 states
What could the government do?
Declare war, conduct foreign affairs, make treaties
Why did the Articles of Confederation Government fail?
It could not collect taxes
What did the delegates agree on?
Government should have executive, legislative and judicial branches and should be republican rather than direct democracy
How many members of the Electoral College elected the president?
538 Members
What was the Virginia Plan?
Two-house legislature with representation in both proportional to a state’s population that large states supported
What was the New Jersey Plan?
Smaller states would call for a single legislative house with equal representation for each state
What was the Great Compromise?
A compromise with two houses (House - representation proportional to each state’s population and Senate - two members from each state)
House member term
two years
Senate member term
six years
3/5 compromise
Total number of white people plus 3/5 populations of other people (slaves) would be the calculation
Two embraced principles of constitution
Seperation of powers and federalism
Definition of federalism
Idea that government authority rests in both the national and state governments
How was the constitution ratified?
9/13 states required in special conventions
Who wrote the Federalist papers?
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
