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The Magna Carta Document signed by King John in 1215. First document that limited the king's powers and gave more rights to the citizens.
Influence of the Magna Carta on the Constitution. It was used as a guideline forming the freedoms and individual rights for all the people.
Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom Document declaring that no person could be force to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787: slavery It banned Slavery in the Territory.
Northwest ordinance of 1787: adding new states established the Northwest Territory which included Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest ordinance of 1785. It brought new states into the Union.
How land was divided under the Land Ordinance of 1785. It was divided into several smaller territories with a governor appointed by Congress.
Major Influence on the U.S. Constitution. Mayflower Compact Magna Carta English Bill of Rights Enlightenment
How the Articles of Confederation reflect the ideas in the Declaration of Independence. It gave independence to each state, and it protected individual rights.
Significance of the Articles of Confederation. First U.S. government after the Revolutionary War.
Main cause of Shay's Rebellion. Farmers protested higher taxes.
U.S. government's response to Shay's Rebellion. Leaders called for a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation in Philadelphia in May 1787 (Constitutional Convention).
American citizens' response to Shay's Rebellion. They realized they could push for a better government.
Significance of Shay's Rebellion. It showed that the Articles of Confederation didn't made a good government.
Main features of the Articles of Confederation. limited power, taxes,equal power per state, no national army nor central government.
Problems With Britain after the Revolution. Britain closed many important ports, like the route trade of British West Indies.
Problems With Spain after the Revolution. Spain closed lower Mississippi River shipping, and broke off the negotiations.
Purpose of the Constitutional Convention. Meeting to devised a more effective government than the one that existed under the articles of Confederation.
Virginia Plan. "large state plan". brought by Edmund Randolph and James Madison. Proposed three branches of government and a bicameral legislature. It also propose representation to be base on population.
New Jersey Plan. "small state plan." By William Patterson. Proposed a unicameral legislature and proposed that each state received 1 vote in the legislature, regardless of population.
Great Compromise By Roger Sherman. It settle the small state vs large state debate. Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population(lower house). Each state would get the same number of senators(upper house).
North vs South disagreement over slavery at the Constitutional Convention. South depended on export of agricultural products for money. North wanted to abolish slavery.
Three-Fifths Compromise Said slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a white person when determining a state's population for representation.
Popular Sovereignty The idea that political authority belongs to the people.
Federalism The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country.
Purpose of checks and balances in the government. To keep any branch of government from becoming too powerful.
How the Constitution reflected the ideas of the Declaration of Independence. It protect people's rights, didn't have a powerful government.
Power of the national government ("delegated" powers). These powers were: declare war, negotiate treaties(foreign policy), money issues, regulate trade(interstate and foreign), and run the military.
Power of the state governments ("reserved" powers) These powers were: regulate education, grant licenses, provide police and fire protection, regulate sale of property i the state.
shared powers between national and state governments ("concurrent" powers). These powers were: levy taxes, define crimes and punishments, determine voting qualification, and borrow money.
Federalists and their arguments for the Constitution. Federalists were supporters. Arguments: could draft an army, could tax, could get law passed, system of checks and balance, and stable strong government.
Anti federalists and their arguments against the Constitution. Opposed the Constitution. Arguments: too much power, no individual rights, too much power to tax,and Bill of rights needed
The Federalists Papers Essays supporting the Constitution were written anonymously under the name Publius. It reassure Americans that the new federal government would not overpower the states.
The Bill of Rights A set of basic principles. Part of U.S. Constitution that protects citizens' rights.
Reasons the U.S. constitution is still used more than 200 years later. it has a balance powers between the three branches, Judicial branch, Legislative branch, and the Executive branch.
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