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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Magna Carta | A document that limited the opowers of the monarchy so that they could not be unfair to the people. |
| Influence of the Magna Carta on the Constitution | Helped give the constitution support on the basic structure that not one person can be over powered. |
| Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom | Stated that no one should be forced to attend a specific church if they do not want to. |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Slavery | Attempted to ban slavery |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Adding New States | When the population of a territory reached 60,000 people it could draft a constitution and ask to join the Union |
| Purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1787 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | To shape the states and get rid of slavery since a lot of people thought it was unjust |
| How Land Was Divided Under the Land Ordinance of 1787 | Set up a system for surveying land ; split into town ships-6 square miles |
| Major Influences on the U.S. Constitution | Bill of Ritghts and the Magna Carta |
| How the Articles of Confederation Reflected the Ideas in the Declaration of Independence | Protected their rights and freedom |
| Significance of the Articles of Confederation | Attempted to revert Congress into a single branch of government & limit the powers of the national government to protect the liberties of the people |
| Main Cause of Shays's Rebellion | When Massachusetts tried to tax its citizens to pay off debt, farmers were not able to pay due to being poor and in August of 1786, the farmers revolted, starting the Shays's rebelion. |
| U.S. Government's Response to Shays's Rebellion | Tried to make it stop bt threatening Shays's and his followers with prison and death. Didnt work |
| American Citizen's Response to Shays's Rebellion | Wanted a new form of government since the AoC wasnt working |
| Significance of Shays's Rebellion | Showed the U.S. that they werent able to defend against small threats due to lack of a stable army force |
| Main Features of the Articles of Confederation | Each state would have ONE vote in Congress. Congress could settle disputes among the states Make coins and borrow money Make treaties with other countries and Native Americans but they could only ask for money and soldiers, the states could turn it do |
| Problems With Britain After the Revolution | Britain didn't want to trade with them and closed off many important trade routes |
| Problems With Spain After the Revolution | Spain closed off many important trade routes going through the states |
| Purpose of the Constitutional Convention | Held to revise and improve the articles of confederation |
| Virginia Plan | This plan would give supreme power to the central government |
| New Jersey Plan | Called for a one house (unicameral) legislature. Gave each state an equal number of votes in federal governmant |
| Great Compromise | The agreement to create a two house legislature |
| North vs. South Disagreement Over Slavery at the Constitutional Convention | The south said that their slaves should count as part of their population but the North disagreed. Decided upon the three-fifths compromise |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Under this, only three-fifths of a states slave population would count when determining slave population |
| 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 | Kept any branch of government from becoming too powerful |
| Power of the National Government | Could declare war, negotiate treaties, issue money, regulate trade, and run military |
| Power of the State Government | They could regulate education, grant licenses, provide police and fire protection, and regulate sale of property in the state |
| Shared Powers Between National and State Governments | They could both set up courts,borrow money, enforcing laws and collecting taxes |
| Federalists and their Arguments For the Constitution | Believed that the constitution offered a good balance of power and that it was a careful compromise between various political views |
| Antifederalists and Their Arguments Against the Constitution | Thought that the Constitutional Convention should not have created a new government and that it gave too much power to the central government. Mad that there was not a section that guaranteed individual rights |
| The Federalist Papers | Essays defending the Constitution anonymously published under the name of Publius |
| The Bill of Rights-What is it AND how it reflects the ideas in the Declaration of Independence | 10 of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizens' rights Reflected on the idea of equal rights |
| Reasons the U.S. Constitution is Still in Use More Than 200 Years Later | Because it was strong and well developed + freedom to all |
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