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OC 8th Ch4 Awhite
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Magna Carta | Limited the power of the monarchy in Britan. Later influneced the Constitution and Articles of Confederation |
| Influence of the Magna Carta on the Constituition | Made goverment officials in America subject to law |
| Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | No person would have to go to a particular church or pay for a church with tax money |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Slavery | It outlawed slavery. However, it still remained an issue. |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Adding new States | Thomas Jefferson assured that the new land would go to new states so Maryland would ratify the articles of confederation |
| Purpose of land the land ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 | It helped the U.S get out of debt by selling property |
| How land was divided under the Land Ordinance of 1785 | When the population of a terrtory reache 60,000 people its settlers could fraft a constitution and ask to join the union |
| Major Influences on the U.S Constitution | Influences included The Bill of rights, The magna Carta, The Mayflower Compact, and The enlightment |
| How the Articles of Confederation reflected the ideads in the Decleration of Independance | The Articles did the oppisote of how the British ruled. Which they broke free from |
| Significancce of the Articles of Confederation | Was the first U.S constitution, later remade into the currrent constitution |
| Main cause of Shay's Rebellions | Farmers in Massachusets were angry about taxes Were going to have their property taken away |
| U.s Goverment's response to Shay's Rebellion | Didn't have a national army. They could only request soldiers, so they couldn't do any thing about it. |
| American's Citizens reaction to Shay's rebellion | Started to think that the articles of confederation was a failure |
| Signicance of Shay's Rebellion | Goverment realized that they needed to revise the Articles of Confederation |
| Main features of the Articles of Confederation | No cheif executive, Laws needed approvel by nine of the thirteen states, Congress did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request money from the states, Couldn't draft an army,no national court system |
| Problems with brittan after the revoloution | Brittan closed their trading ports, wouldn't leave americas property. |
| Problems with Spain after the revoloution | Closed the misissippi river for trading, traders didn't make as much money. |
| Purpose of the constitutional convention | to improve the articles of confederation |
| Virginia Plan | Proposed by James Maddison, 3 Branches of goverment, Reoresentation would be based of off population |
| New Jersey Plan | Proposed by William Patterson. Said that every state should receive one vote in the legislature, regardless of size |
| The Great Compromise(Conecticut Compromise) | Proposed by Roger Sherman Representation in the house of representives would be based on population, each state would get the same amount of senators |
| Three Fifths Compromise | Said slaves would be counted as 3/5ths of a person when determining a state's population for representation |
| Popular Sovereingity | Political Authority belongs to the people |
| Federalism | Sharing of power in a central goverment |
| Purpose of Checks and Balances | So that one bracnh becomes to powerful |
| How the Constitution reflected the idea in the declaration of independance | Checks and Balances helped make sure that their would be no unfair laws which is why Americans broke away from Brittan |
| Delegated Powers | declares war, negotiate treaties, Issue money, Run the military. |
| Reserved powers | regulates education, grants licenses, provides police and protection, regulates sale of property |
| Shared powers between national and state goverments | Defince crimes and punishments, Determine varyign qualifications, collect taxes. |
| Federalists and their agrguements for the constitution | Thought it was a good way of seperating power |
| Antifederalists and their arguements against the constitution | gave to much power to the central govermentm needed a section about rights, constitutional convention should have not created a new goverment |
| The Federalist papers | Essays written annyomously that supported the constitution |
| The Bill of Rights what is it And how it reflects the idead in the Declaration of independence | Was an English document that limited the power of the king, the constitution made no single person extreemly pwerful |
| Reasons the U.S Constitution is still in use more the 200 years later | It has been very succesful and has not caused many problems |
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