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Gr 8 Ch 8 Amer Hist
Grade 8 Chapter 8 American History STMM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Articles of Confederation | First written plan of govt for the US. First "Constitution" |
| What is a "confederation" | An association of states who cooperate for a common purpose. |
| Why didn't Articles of Confederation work? | Congress couldn't impose taxes but had to request them from the states...they denied. Also, congress didn't have authority to resolve state-to-state tax issues. |
| James Madison | Known as the "Father of the Constitution" he led the Constitutional Convention. |
| territory | A region designated by Congress and organized under a governor. |
| Can a territory apply to become a state? | Yes, when it has a large enough population. |
| arsenal | A place where weapons an ammunition are stored. |
| constitution | a written plan that provides a basic framework of a government. |
| compromise | an agreement in which both sides agree to give up something they want in order to achieve settlement. |
| Electoral College | The group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice-pres. |
| Who chooses the electors | Voters in each state |
| ratify | To formally approve a plan or agreement. Ratificaton - the process of approval. |
| republic | a country governed by elected representatives |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | How congress decided to dividde land in the Ohio Valley. Divide into townships. Divide townships into sections. One section for schools, the rest to be sold to settlers. |
| The Northwest Ordinance | Explained how many people a territory must have to have a legislation and how many more to apply to be a state. |
| Were there slaves in the Northwest Territory? | No, slavery was banned. |
| Did the new nation, under the first form of govt, have money problems? | Yes, each state ended up making their own money that was worthless state to state. |
| What was Shays Rebellion? | Led by Daniel Shays (Bunker Hill Hero) farmers rebelled because they were going into debt and being told to give over their farms/livestock. |
| Who stopped Shays Rebellion? | Congress sent in malitia troops to restore order. |
| What kind of men were these delegates? | All very well educated and wealthy. |
| What did congress decide to do following Shays's Rebellion? | Hold a convention in Philadelphia with all states represented (Constitutional Convention) |
| Who made up the Constituation Convention | 55 delegates from 12 states |
| What did the Constituational Convention decide to do with the Articles of Confederation? | Throw it out and start writing a new constitution. |
| Who choose the first president? | The Constitutional Convention. |
| Who were the "framers"? | The delegates who were part of the Constitutional Convention...framing the new constitution. |
| Who proposed the Virginia Plan? | James Madison |
| Virginia Plan | (1) had three branches of govt -congree to make laws, exec branch to carry them out, a judicial branch to enforce/interpret laws. (2) two houses - House and Senate. How many people attended per state was dependent on population. |
| NJ Plan, how did it differ from the Viginia Plan | Would only have one house, not two, where each state had an equal vote, big or small. |
| What was The Great Compromise? | Have two houses...the first one has representatives based on number and the second one (the senate) has an equal number of votes for each state (2 reps for each state, large or small). |
| Who proposed The Great Compromise? | Roger Sherman from Connecticut |
| To determine population should states be counted as people or property? | North said property. South said people. |
| Three-Fifths Compromise? | Slaves were to be counted as 3/5-ths of a person. |
| What two states said they couldn't do without the importing of slaves? | Georgia and South Carolina |
| What was the compromise reached regarding the importing of slaves? | (1) Congress couldn't place tax on exports going to other countries and (2) congress could not interfere with slave trade for 20 years, after that it would be forbidden. |
| How many chief executives did congress originally want? | Some wanted three and some wanted just one. |
| How many chief executives did they agree on? | Just one president but will limit his term to only four years to prevent his leadership from becoming too "king like". |
| Electoral College | The group established by the Constitution to elect the pres and vice-pres. Voters in each state choose their electors. |
| How many electorals does each state have? | The same number as representatives and senators they send to congress. |
| ratify | To formally approve a plan or an agreement. |
| How many states needed to approve the constituation? All 13? | The framers decided on 9. |
| republic | a country governed by elected representatives |
| federalists | supporters of the constitution |
| anti-federalists | those that opposed the constituation...too much like a king...and federal govt imposing taxes |
| Compromises to make the Constition: Great Compromise | Have two branches (1) that represents a state by population and (2) that represents the states evenly (2 per state regardless of state size) (senate) |
| Compromises to make the Constition: 3/5ths Compromise | Slaves to be counted as 3/5's a person when determining a state's population. |
| Compromises to make the Constition: Electoral College Compromise | Some wanted congress to chose pres others wanted people to choose pres, compromise was Electoral College |
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