Question | Answer |
what was the first constitution of the usa | the articles of confederation |
the states were connected under a | weak national government |
under the aoc the | national gov had one branch |
why did the confederation have no executive branch | the citizens didn't want to repeat the power that the king had |
what type of government was the confederation? | unicameral |
to change the articles of confederation what must happen | all states must unanimously agree |
the confederation gave whom/what the power to governor | the states |
what did the inability of the articles of confederation to regulate trade led to | the meting in Annapolis, Maryland discuss the possible changes to the articles of confederation |
the failure of all states to show up at the meeting in Annapolis led to a bigger meting in philidalphia | the new meting was called the Philadelphia convension |
how was Georgia constitution of 1777 like the articles of confederation | they were both unicameral |
the Georgia government consisted of how many branches | 3 branches-judicial, legislative, and executive |
why was Georgia constitution considered weak | no executive power |
what were the three main issues facing the new state of Georgia after the war | 1-how to rebuild Georgia
2-pay the states debts
3-establish better relationships with indeans |
what is a bounty grant | land given to a solider or member in the militia who fought for independence, for there service |
what is the headright system | a system of giving out land on how many people were in your family |
why was Georgia capital moved inland | growth of population inland |
the lower creek indians and Cherokee Indians gave up land, the didnt | upper creek |
who was Alexander McGrillivray | the leader of the upper creek indeans |
the main cash crop in Georgia was | tobacco at this time |
the was the first sponcered univercity | the university of georgia |
the new religious denomination in Georgia was the | episcopal church |
the articles of confederation created a weak | central government |
the selected the first Governor under the first Georgia constitution | legislator |
what was the purpose of the Philadelphia convension | to change the articles of confederation in order to create a stronger and more effective central government. |
why was Georgia interested in the Philadelphia convension | Georgia was looking for help with its negotiations with the indians |
who were the rep. at the Philadelphia convension | abe baldwin
william few
william peirce
william houston |
The Plan did away with the Articles of Confederation completely, replacing it with a stronger central government that could collect taxes, make laws, and enforce laws in its own courts. | Virginia plan |
The centered on keeping the Articles of Confederation with a one-house Congress in which each state had one vote. This plan also proposed giving the Confederation Congress more powers, including the power to tax and regulate trade among states. | new jersey plan |
what was the great compremise | established a bi-cameral legislator senate would have 2 rep. from each state and the house of representatives would be deturmaned on population |
when counting population delegates disagreed if should count as a person or propertie | slaves |
this compromise said that 3/5 slaves were counted for population | the 3/5 |
georgias deligates sighned the constitution | abe baldwin
will few |
what compremise did abe baldwin work on | the constitution |
why did georgia radify the the u.s. constitution | help with indeins
strong central gov. and trade business
slavery-extended it for 20 years |
the first 10 amendments that were added to the constitution was called the | bill of rights |
georgia didnt want goveners because | they held all the power in the royle period |