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Ch.8 Jones

Establishing a New Government

QuestionAnswer
Articles of Confederation First attempt at a Constitution. It failed because it gave too much power to the states.
Northwest Ordinance Governed the Northwest Territory and created a procedure to admit new states
Critical Period 1781-1787 Period of time when the new nation faced several problems under the Articles of Confederation. States taxed goods from other states and printed their own money making trade difficult.
Shays' Rebellion Massachusetts farmers rebelled against the government foreclosing their farms and requiring taxes while the farmers were away at war.
Constitutional Convention Met in 1787 in Philadelphia when they threw out the Articles and agreed to draft a brand new constitution.
Great Compromise Established two houses: states were equal in the Senate; the House of Representatives was based on population.
Three-fifths Compromise 3 out of every 5 slaves would count for both representation and taxation.
Commerce Compromise delegates agreed to prohibit all taxes on exports and only imported goods could be taxed.
Republicanism a democratic government chosen by the people
Federalism power is shared between the National and State governments.
Checks and Balances to prevent any one branch of government becoming too powerful, the Constitution gave each branch several ways to stop or check the other branches
Popular Sovereignty people hold supreme power because of the right to vote
Limited Government our national government has no powers other than those specifically granted to it in the Constitution.
Amendment A change to the constitution
Ratification Approve
Federalists Those who favored or supported the Constitution
Anti-Federalists Those who opposed or were against the Constitution
Federalist Papers A series of 85 essays written to convince Americans that the new nation would not last if the proposed constitution was not adopted.
Created by: darrin.jones
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