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AOC and Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did most Americans want a weak government in for the form of a republic? | So no one person abused their power. |
| Who adopted the Articles of Confederation in September 1777? | The Second Continental Congress |
| The Articles of Confederation became the government of the US in 1781. If it was adopted in 1777, why did it take 4 years to become official? | The war had to end and all states had to approve it. |
| What 5 things could congress do under the AOC? | -Make treaties/alliances -Maintain armed forces -Declare war and peace -Issue/Borrow $$$ -Manage affairs w/ Native Americans |
| What lands did the US gain from the treaty of Paris? | Land between Appalachians and Mississippi |
| Define the Land Ordinance of 1785 | Created a plan for surveying and selling land north of the Ohio River. |
| Define townships. | 6 miles long & 6 miles wide |
| Define sections. | 1 mile long and 1 mile wide |
| Which 5 states were created out of the Northwest Territory? | Remember: Odious Images Include Worthless Marimbas Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan |
| What three things did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do to aide the Northwest Territory? | -Established rules for territories to become states. -Included a bill of rights for each state -Outlawed slavery |
| Why did people move to the Northwest Territory? | The land was cheap. |
| What were 3 issues the US faced against foreign nations? | -Britain did not remove all troops from N. America. -Britain did not allow Americans to trade in the West Indies. -Spain closed lower Miss. R. to all American ships. |
| What were 4 financial issues the US faces post-war? | -Huge war debt -Printed $ was worthless -Congress owed soldiers $ -Country enters depression |
| Why did Daniel Shays lead his rebellion? | Farmers lost their land and were put into debtor's prison. |
| What was the effect of Shay's rebellion? | -Forced MA courts to close. -Proved that gov't could not control violence and unrest in the colonies |
| Where and when was the constitutional convention held? | The summer of 1787 in Philadelphia, Penn |
| When did the delegates of the convention meet? | May – September, 1787 |
| What were the delegates called? | Framers or Founding Fathers |
| What 4 major issues were visited at the constitutional convention? | -How states were to represented in Congress -How to count slaves as part of the population for representation -How to vote for members of Congress -Whether or not to ban slavery |
| Who wrote and proposed the Virginia plan? | James Madison wrote it and Edmund Randolph proposed it. |
| Which plan called for three branches of gov't? | Both! |
| Which plan called for a unicameral legislature? | The New Jersey plan. |
| Which plan thought that each state should be represented in congress with one vote? | The New Jersey plan |
| Which plan believed that the federal gov't should have the power to tax? | The Virginia plan |
| Who did the New Jersey plan favor? | Small states |
| Who proposed the NJ plan? | William Paterson |
| Who proposed the Great Compromise? | Roger Sherman of CT |
| Why did the southern states want to count slaves as part of the population? | To gain more delegates in the House of Reps. & in Electoral College. |
| Why didn’t northern states think that slaves should count? | Because slaves were considered property. |
| What did both groups agree on in regards to slaves? | Slaves shouldn’t have the right to vote. |
| Define the Three-Fifths Compromise | Each slave would count as 3/5th of a person toward each state’s population for representation purposes |
| Define the Slave Trade Clause | Forbade Congress from voting against the international slave trade until 1808. |
| Define the Fugitive Slave Clause | Forced all citizens to return fugitive slaves to their owners |
| What state became the first to ratify the constitution? | Delaware |
| What did federalists believe the constitution would do? | * Create a strong central government * Maintain order with the court system |
| What did anti-federalists believe the constitution would do? | * Take away American freedoms * Create a central government run by a small but educated group of people * Favor the wealthy instead of the common man |
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