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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Magna Carta | Document signed by King John in 1215. First document that limited the King's power and gave more rights to the citicizens |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: slavery | it banned slavery in the territory |
| Northwest ordinanve of 1787: adding new states | established the northwest territory which included Illinois, Michigan,Ohio, Minnesota and wisconsin |
| Influence on the Magna Carta institution | It was used as a guideline forming the freedoms and individual rights for all people |
| Thomas Jefferson's Virginia statue for religious freedom | A document declaring that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money |
| Purpose of the land ordnance of 1785 and the northwest ordnance of 1785 | It brought new states into the union |
| How land was divided under the land ordnance of 1785 | It was divided into several smaller territories with a governor appointed by congress |
| Major influence on the U.S. constitution | Mayflower compact, english bill of rights, Enlightenment, Magna Carta |
| How the articles of confederation reflected the ideas in the declaration of independeance | It gave independance to each state, and it protected individual rights |
| Signifigance of the articles of confederation | First U.S. government after the revolutionary war |
| Main cause of shay's rebellion | It showed that the articles of Confederation didn't make 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 the british west indies |
| Problems with spain after the revolution | closed entrance to the mississipi river trade routes |
| purpose of the constitutional convention | meeting to devise a more effective government than the one that existed under the articles of confederation |
| Virginia Plan | large state plan made by edmund randolph |
| New Jersey Plan | small state plan by william patterson |
| Great Comprimise | To settle small state vs. big statedebate held by roger sherman |
| North vs. South disagreement over slavery at the constitutional convention | South depended on export of products for $$$. North didn't like slavery. |
| Three-fifths compromise | slaves are worth 3/5 of a white person |
| Popular Sovereignity | The idea that political authority belongs to the American people |
| Federalism | The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a government |
| Purpose of checks and balances in the government | to keep branches from getting to much power |
| How the constitution reflected ideas of the declaration of independance | It protected peoples rights, didn't have a powerful government |
| Power of the national government | to declare war and pass laws and stuff |
| Powers of the state governments | education, licenses, sales, and protection |
| shared powers between national and state governments | taxes, punishment from crimes, voting and borrowing of money |
| Federalists and their arguments for the constitution | Federalists supported law passing and strong stable government |
| Anti-Federalists amd their arguments against the constitution | were against the constitution |
| The Federalist papers | An essay supporting the constitution written anonymously |
| The Bill Of Rights | A set of basic principles. part of U.S. constitution that protects peoples rights |
| Reasons the U.S. constitution is used more than 200 years later | it balanced power between executive, legislative, and judicial branches |
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