Ch 6 Flashcards

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Government without a monarch

A

Republic

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Writer of “Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer” , feared a powerful government, his proposals create framework for the articles of confederation

A

John Dickinson

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What was James Madison’s view on a stronger federal gov?

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He favored it

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What was Montesquieus view on a strong federal gov

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He opposed it

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Refers to the continental army demanding pay and threatening military overthrow of the government

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Newburgh Conspiracy

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Helped survey western land, laid out a 36 sq mile grid, reserved 1 square mile for education

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Land ordinance 1785

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Laid groundwork for how a territory could become a state, most important piece of documentation that cam out of the Articles of Confederation

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Northwest ordinance

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How many people were needed to petition for statehood under the northwest ordinance ?

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60,000

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How many territories were created with the northwest ordinance?

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5

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What were requirement needed to become a territory under the northwest ordinance?

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  • constitution
  • outlaw slavery
  • bill of rights that included free religion
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What type of congress did the articles of confederation have?

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Unicameral

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How many votes were needed to pass a law under the articles?

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9/13

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12
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How many votes were needs to add an amendment under the articles?

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13/13

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How did the government get money under the articles?

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They had to petition for money from the states

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14
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12 reps from 5 states met in Annapolis, not enough states represented, agreed to meet again in Philadelphia

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Annapolis convention

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Rebellion led by farmers angered by debt, marched to courthouse to close it, demonstrated the little power to government had to suppress conflict

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Shays rebellion

16
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What happened at the constitutional convention?

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  • George Washington elected as president

- made constitution

17
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Plan where state representatives would be based on population, favored by large states

A

Virginia plan

18
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Who was he chief architect of the Virginia plan?

A

James Madison

19
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Who brought forth the Virginia plan?

A

Edmund Randolph

20
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Plan where each state would have equal representation,favored by smaller states

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New Jersey plan

21
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Who was the creator of the New Jersey plan?

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William Paterson

22
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Compromise that would use both the Virginia and the New Jersey plan

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Connecticut Compromise

23
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Who put forth the Connecticut compromise?

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Roger Sherman

24
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What was agreed about slavery at the constitutional convention?

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Outlawing the slave trade could not be discussed for ten years

25
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What needed to be done to ratify the constitution?

A

State constitutional conventions had to ratify it

26
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How many states needed to ratify the constitution in order for it to pass?

A

9

27
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Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, argued why a strong government was needed

A

The Federalist Papers