Chapter 6/7 Exam (Creating a Nation) Flashcards
m ,bbWhen was the Articles of Confederation drafted by congress
1777
Amending the Articles of Confederation required
unanimous agreement
Congress under the Articles argued that by supporting the redcoats, Indians ____ their right to westward land.
forfeited
Peacefulness triggered migrations to the frontier, but many worried that rapid expansion would provoke…
perpetual warfare with the natives
What was the Ordinance of 1784? Who drafted it, and what were the criteria passed?
Passed by Congress (under the Articles) and drafted by Thomas Jefferson. It divided the West into several districts (using a perfect grid model) that would be controlled by Congress at first but then gradually become self-governing states under certain criteria.
What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? 2 things did it?
It facilitated the eventual recognition of 3 to 5 states West, demonstrating the empire of liberty principle. It also prohibited slavery in the new western states.
The first American-flagged ship to conduct import-export in Asia was the
Empress of China. It demonstrated the feasibility of American trade with Asia
When was Shay’s rebellion? what was it? How did it end?
1786-1787 Indebted farmers in Western MA closed courts using Sons of Liberty-like tactics to prevent them from seizing their land due to their not paying taxes. An army dispersed them, sent by the governor.
What was Jefferson’s take on the rebellions that ensued following independence?
It was just a part of the democratic process.
Alexander Hamilton was a prominent political thinker who believed that post-war America was
Squandering on the fruits of their independence and liberty was losing its luster
Many bondholders weren’t being paid because
Congress lacked income under the Articles of Confederation
Story of the CONTINENTALS
During the war, soldiers were paid using certificates called continentals and were told they could hand in those continentals for reimbursement at the end of the war. However, the Articles of Confederation didn’t generate the reliable revenue for that to happen.
Most of the people who reunited for the Constitutional Convention were propertied and negotiated the
Peace of Paris
The people who met at the Constitutional Convention at the common coal of 2 things
curbing excessive democracy and ensuring a candid debate
The Virginia Plan
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The New Jersey Plan
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The Great Compromise
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How was the the number of electors in the electoral college determined?
The amount of senators + representatives in each state
What was Federalism
A concept deeply rooted in the constitution: the relationship between the national government and the states. It declared national legislation the “supreme law”
The president can ____ laws enacted under congress from the new Constitution
veto
4 ways slavery was compromised in the Constitution
Slavery can’t be banned for another 20 years (1808)
The 3/5 clause gave slave states overrepresentation and taxation
New states (westwards) can’t have slavery
The fugitive slave clause asserted that once a slave escapes they are not considered free from bondage
The final document of the constitution ____ the power of the states
reduced
The Federalist
Newspaper essays written by people like Hamilton, Madison, etc that was eventually compiled into a book.
Madison argued that it was important to _______________ because the sheer size of the United States meant that no faction could ever take it over entirely.
“extend the sphere”
