Articles of Confederation Flashcards
What was the uniting goal of all the states after the Revolutionary War?
independence
What were all the states relucant to?
a strong central government
What type of system did the republicans favor?
republic
What is a republic?
a government which citizens rule through elected representatives
What is republicanism
the ideas that government should be based on the consent of the people
What did state constitutions do?
limited the powers of government leaders and guaranteed specific rights; they aslo varied greatly in giving its citizens the right to vote
What were three questions the Continental Congress had to answer?
- Representation? By state or popoulation?
- Can supreme power be divided?
- Who gets the western lands?
How many votes did each state get?
1, no matter the size, wealth or populations
What was the name of the type of government that the Continental Congress created?
Articles of Confederation
According to the AoC, what were the two levels of power?
state government was supreme in some matters and the national government was supreme in others
What were the 7 things that the AoC gave the national government?
- declare war
- make peace
- sign treaties
- borrow $$
- set standards for coins and weights
- establish a postal service
- deal with Native American Affairs
What were two big things that the AoC didn’t create?
an executive and legislative branches
When did the AoC start its effect? What was the hold up?
1781 because all the states had to approve
Land Ordinance of 1785
established a plan for surveying the land west of ht Appalachians
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
divided the lands into territories and set requirements for admission of new states