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Chapter 13 Section 1
Georgia under the Confederation Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Questions and Answers!!! | Nothing to see here😳😅🤫 |
| What are the Articles of Confederation? | A government system made in the 1780s, which functions were to defend the country, pay its debts, settle arguments between the states, maintain relationships with other countries , and set up a postal service for mail going between the states. |
| What is the government system of the Articles of Confederation? | The Articles Of Confederation consisted of a unicameral government system (one house legislator). |
| What were the downfalls of the Articles of Confederation? | It could not tax and regulate trade between the states and or other foreign nations. |
| What had to happen in order to change the Articles of Confederation? | In order to change the Articles of Confederation every state had to agree which made it difficult to change it. |
| What is the United States Constitution? | This is a document that set our current framework for the government; written in 1787 and ratified in 1788. |
| What is the government system of the United States Constitution? | The government of the United States Constitution consisted of a bicameral government (two house legislator). |
| What are the benefits of the United States Constitution? | The benefits of this constitution is that there is now the ability to tax and regulate trade. This constitution rather then having most power in the states, has a separation of powers between the three branches (legislative, executive, and judicial). |
| What is the headright system? | A system of distributing land by which each “head” of a household received one hundred acres plus fifty additional acres for each member of the household. |
| What is a bounty grant? | This is where soldiers in both the state militia and The Continental Army who had fought for independence in Georgia received land for their service. |
| What is a loyalist? | People who remained loyal to Great Britain and King George. |
| What is a patriot? | A patriot rather than a loyalist are people who wanted independence from Great Britain. |
| What did the lottery for land consist of? | The lottery was a plan to award something, such as land, on basis of chance. |
| What role did Alexander McGillivray play in the late 1700s? | Alexander McGillivray was a good example of how the British and Native Americans became united. He attempted to centralize the power of the Creek, and he also avoided giving more land to Georgia. |
| How did Georgia hope to regain money? | Georgia hoped to regain money through the sale of property confiscated from Loyalists and especially rice planters. |
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