Us history test 4.1 Flashcards
republic
a form of government in which officials are elected by the people
unicameral legislature
a lawmaking body made up of a single house
bicameral legislature
a lawmaking body made up of 2 houses
articles of confederation
the first consitiution of the United states
federal
national
northwest territory(where)
the territory north of the Ohio river and west of Pennsylvania to the Mississippi river
land ordinance of 1787(how do we buy)
the Congress designed a system for distributing the public lands
shays’ rebellion
a farmers rebellion led by shays, against higher taxes in massachusettes
what happened to shays crops when they returned
the crops died so they borrowed money for supplies/seeds leading them to debt
why was there a rebellion
the taxes rise and farmers cant pay leading to farms being taken
what did shay threaten to do
shay and the farmers threatened to close the courts
Who was involved in shays’ rebellion
Daniel shays’, farmers, ex rev. soldiers
what is higher senate or house of reps. ?
senate
John dickinson
drafted the articles of confederation
northwest ordinance(Creating the gov.)
provided a government for the westers territory as well as a process for statehood. Slavery was barred from the territory
what 2 things did the rebellion prove to the new gov.
- the new gov. is too weak to prevent people from overthrowing gov.
- they need to strengthen the gov
what did the new government need?
A constitution
why was new Orleans important
-Mississippi river was the main trading channes
-important port city
-owned by spain
why did John Adams say the uneducated shouldn’t vote?
uneducated did not have the common sense to vote
who could vote
white men who owned land or just white men
weaknesses of the articles of confederation
-.lacked power to enforce laws
.lacked power to levy taxes
-lacked power to regulate trade amoung the states
-only one branch: legislator
-required all 13 states to approve changes to the articles
