Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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who could vote

A

white men; 21 or older; owned property

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2
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purpose of first 3 articles of Constitution

A

describe structure of federal government; outline 3 branches of govt.

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3
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Federalists

A

supported Constitution

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4
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Anti-Federalists

A

did not support Constitution

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5
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delegates (who’s in/who’s out)

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white men–in; Native Americans, African Americans, women–out

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6
Q

slave labor

A

labor source in South; plantation or farm labor

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7
Q

depreciate

A

to fall in value

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8
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bicameral

A

having 2 separate lawmaking chambers

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9
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Roger Sherman

A

proposed Great Compromise

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10
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John Locke

A

govt. is based on contract between people & ruler; natural rights

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11
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manumission

A

freeing of individual enslaved persons

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12
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Washington’s role at Convention

A

presiding officer; president of Convention

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13
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Northwest Ordinance

A

helped stop spread of slavery to the West

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14
Q

Enlightenment

A

movement in Europe embracing knowledge, reason, science

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15
Q

final authority in federalism

A

Constitution

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16
Q

how many states to ratify Articles of Confederation

A

all 13

17
Q

“firm league of friendship”

A

description of Articles of Confederation

18
Q

Shays’s Rebellion

A

farmers’ revolt in MA because of debt

19
Q

natural rights

A

John Locke; right to life, liberty, property

20
Q

executive branch job

A

enforce/carry out laws

21
Q

legislative branch job

A

make laws

22
Q

judicial branch job

A

court system; hear cases regarding laws & disputes

23
Q

how Constitutional Convention organized

A

one vote per state; decisions based on majority of those present; meetings closed to public so delegates could speak freely

24
Q

George Mason’s concern

A

state protections not strong enough; need Bill of Rights at federal level

25
Q

ESSAY: Differences between North & South over slavery

A

-do not just LIST differences; EXPLAIN them

26
Q

NORTH

A
  • legal but not widely practiced
  • working to end it
  • not a source of labor
27
Q

SOUTH

A
  • plantations depended on it for field labor
  • fear economy won’t survive without it
  • different views on slavery made Articles of Confederation difficult to change
28
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BOTH North & South

A

-discrimination (different treatment) and segregation (separation of races) everywhere