Unit 3 Flashcards
alien act
deportation of any foreigner allowed, allows president to deport any enemy aliens in time of war, “enemies of the state”
sedition act
illegal for newspapers to criticize president/congress, heavy penalties for editors that violate new laws
Examples of the Constitution being built on a series of compromises
1808, 3/5ths compromise, VA and NJ plan
1808
end of slave Trade, not slavery all together
3/5ths compromise
slaves are only 3/5 of a people allowed them to count a little for south in elections but south also had to pay taxes for 2/5ths
VA Plan
favored large states, # of reps per state is determined by population, became House of Reps
NJ Plan
favored small states, # of reps per state is equal, became the Senate
US Constitution
compromise of NJ and VA plan, bicameral (2 houses), house of reps is lower house, senate is upper house
Commonalities of all the rebellions
responses to outsiders, federal gov’t was an outsider to farmers, they resisted their laws and taxes
bacon’s rebellion
Nathaniel bacon led group of armed settlers/farmers in VA to revolt against governor Berkeley
whiskey rebellion
farmers in western PA, refused to pay federal excise on whiskey, washington send 15000 state militia
shays rebellion
daniel shays leader, western MA, farmers opposed high taxes and crushing debt, closed courts to prevent them from executing foreclosures
result of shays
showed GW needed strong central gov’t with a strong army
boston tea party
tea act set upon colonists, heavy taxes/duties that colonists had to pay to pay debt of 7 years war, sons of liberty dressed up as indians and dumped tea in the charles river
why did the colonists rebel
no representation in government, Brits used Virtual Representation as argument, argued that citizenship alone allowed representation
how was the political unrest after the American Rev addressed
George Washington established a strong central government
which party opposed the constitution w/o a bill of rights
democratic republicans
how did american revolution affect slavery
no immediate freedom, Gradual Emancipation, 1808 slave Trade abolished, led to slow freedoms
why was the Northwest Ordinance significant
slavery would never be allowed there, grid system to set up towns, different levels to become a town
why did Americans want diplomatic recognition during the American Rev
French help would make a difference in the war, Saratoga was turning point battle in the war, convinced French to help Americans
what was the purpose of surveys in new territory
NW ordinance declared that statehood was achieved in 3 stages
1. congress apt. 3 judges + governor to territory
2. when pop reached 5000 adult male landowners- elect territorial legislature
3. when pop reached 60000- elect delegates to state constitutional convention
how was the bank of US created
necessary and proper clause- said bank of US was necessary to run the US gov’t, loose interpretation of constitution by Hamilton, federalists favored loose interpretation
how was slavery impacted in 1800s
1808- slave trade abolished, gradual emancipation
how did women aid the revolutionary movement
daughters of liberty, engaged in boycotts (drank coffee and lemonade not tea), following troops around, gave them water and nursed them
how did the Enlightenment ideas affect the colonies and their rev. movement
Ideas of natural rights, freedom of speech, inalienable rights, Locke, pursuit of life liberty and happiness
historical significance of Declaration of Independence
the DOI was written after math Acts were placed on the colonists such as the Intolerable Act, the Quartering Act, or the Tea Act. These taxes and duties placed on colonists, without any representation in British parliament, led them to write the DOI (mostly jefferson). It was directed at the king, but on a larger scale the world. this was the first time a revolution like this had happened in these times, and it lead the way for the french rev and haitian rev. slavery was not included, which caused the issue to come up later on in things such as the constitution and BOR.
federalists
loose interpretation of Constitution, strong central gov’t, less power to the states, national bank constitutional, shipping and manufacture economy, republic led by well educated elite
democratic republicans
strict interpretation of Constitution, more power to the states, less to federal gov’t, nat’l bank unconstitutional, democracy of farmers and people, farming and agriculture economy
republicanism
gov’t in which citizens choose reps and leaders, bicameral legislatures, strong governors with veto power
