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post revolution us
post revolution us: 1783-1785
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a State Constitution? | a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government. |
| Who could vote, and under what circumstances? | White male property owners. |
| What were problems with the Articles of Confederation? | no unity, little cooperation, no president, no national court system, to npower to tax, no army, hard to enforce treaties, states couldn't trade freely. |
| What could they do under the Articles of Confederation? Structure? | pass laws with consent from 9 of the thirteen states. dealt with conflicts between states, made coins, made treaties with native americans and other countries, borrow money, declare war, appoint military officials, |
| What could they not do under the Articles of confederation? Limits? | tax, regulate trade between states, force states to give money to the federal government |
| What is the Land Ordinance of 1785? | Land was split into townships-36 square miles was divided into 36 lots of 640 acres each. One was reserved for a public school, four for veterans, sometimes one was given for a church, and the rest were sold to the public. The price was $1 for one acre. |
| What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? part one | It was a system of bringing new states into the union. Land was divided into smaller areas with governors that were appointed by congress. When there were 60,000 settlers, they could write their own constitution and request to become a state. |
| What were the U. S.'s problems with other nations? | Br: needed to enforce the treaty of paris. Br wanted the great lakes. US ships couldn't go through br ports. Br added high taxes when trading. Br didn't want to leave western territory. Sp: Sp closed the lower Ms river and the US was to week to negotiate |
| What were the U. S.'s economic problems? | trade laws differed state to state, hard for merchants who traded across state lines, inflation and congress had no power to stop it, soldiers still hadn't been payed, National Government too weak because of little to no power to control states and tax. |
| What was Shay's Rebellion and what was the significance? | Farmers revolted in Springfield, MA and two other counties against the MA government. They tried to capture weapons government ordered rebels to stop, they didn't. They were eventually defeated. |
| What is the significance of the Land Ordinance of 1785? | It allowed people in the west to organize their own government. The U. S. gained money to pay off debts. |
| What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? part two | It was a law and it protected civil liberties. In the new states, slavery was banned and public education was required. |
| What is the significance of the Northwest Ordinance of1787? | This allowed people in the west to organize their own government. The territory grew, there was more control in the northwest, you could ask to become a new state and join the union. |
| What states did the US gain through the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? | Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin |
| What was the significance of Shay's Rebellion? | It showed the weakness in the Articles of Confederation. They held a Constitutional Convention May 1787 in secret. they tried to revise the Articles of Confederation but decided it couldn't be saved. They wrote a new constitution. |
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