APUSH 3.2 Flashcards
(53 cards)
In the late 18th century, new experiments with democratic ideas and republican forms of goverment, as well as other new religious, economic, and cultural idea, challenged what?
Traditional imperial systems across the world
During the 18th century, new ideas about politics and society led to debates about religion and goverence and ultimately inspired what?
Experiments with new government structures
Protestant Evangelical religious fervor (1st Great Awakening) helped promote what?
New American Idenity
What was the effect of the new American idenity?
Less of a focus on Anglican church (10,000 colonists converted)
Appealed to women and younger sons (those who were not given as much land as first born son)
New Lights challenged Old Lights
What did Enlightenment inspire American political thinkers to emphasize on?
Individual talent over hereditary privilege
Simular to the Great Awakening, what else challenged traditional authoirty?
Enlightenment
Who was an Enlightenment thinker that advocated legal and political equality for all, as well as the end of special privilages for elites?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
After the Revolutionary War, what was outlawed in many states?
primogeniture
Who inherits most, if not all, of property?
Eldest son
Colonial legislatures allowed for significant amounts of what?
self government (which most colonists held dear)
What result from Britain taxing more to colonists?
Colonists resisted the acts
Colonists were okay with _ _ taxes, not _ taxes.
Colonial legislature; Parliment
Were colonial legislatures elected by colonists?
Yes
Was Parliment elected by colonists?
no
What was Thomas Paines Common Sense?
Challenged KG3
it was common sense to break from the corrupt monarch
Little island couldnt rule large continent
What was the Declaration of Independence?
Inspired by Enlightenment ideas (Locke, Paine)
All men had the natural rights of Life Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness
What were the Articles of Confederation and State Constitutions?
Feared strong centralized goverment (Britain)
Articles and state Constitutions had strong legislature branches
Property requirements for voting and citizenship - fear the masses
After experiencing the limitations of the Articles of Confederation, America political leaders wrote a new Constitution based on what?
Principles of feudalism
Seperation of powers
crafted Bill of Rights
continued debating about the proper balance between liberty and order
What was the challenge of trade under the Articles?
each state could place tariffs on goods from otehr states - discouraged trade between states
What was teh challenge of finances under the Articles?
Each state could coin its own money, differing values, high inflaction in some states, also discouraged trade (some states had debt from Rev war; Fedural goverment couldnt require taxes)
What were the challenges under the Articles?
Trade
Finances
Foreign relations
Internal unrest
What was teh challege of Foreign relations under the articles?
Britain refused commerical treaties with US
Congress could not control commerce (Sanctions against Britain)
Spain- cut off access to Mississippi river
Both countries supplied indians with weapons
What was the challenges of internal unrest under the articles?
Shay’s Rebellion: MA farmers demanded debt relief, attacked court houses
The challenges under the Articles helped many Americans realize stronger _ _ was needed.
Central government
