Chapter 9 Flashcards
(18 cards)
The Anglican Church also became known as the ________in order to distance itself from its English roots.
Episcopal Church
he women raised the children and therefore held great power and responsibility with the future of the republic in their hands.
republican motherhood”
as their first government—a loose union of states where a federal and state level exist, yet the state level retains the most sovereignty to rule as they saw fit.
confederation
became the United States’ first government. All 13 states needed to approve the articles for them to begin.
3. A snag in the approval process came up with the western lands and the question of who owned them.
Articles of Confederation (1777)
Congress promised to use the western lands for the good of the “common benefit.” Eventually, this would become the _______where these lands were divided and sold cheaply.
Northwest Ordinance
answered the question, “How will the new lands in the Ohio Valley be divided up?”
Land Ordinance of 1785
was 1 mile by 1 mile
section
was 6 miles by 6 miles (36 sq. miles, or 36 sections). Each section was numbered and could be sub-divided for sale.
township
answered the question, “How will new states be made once people move out there?”
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
1786) rocked the nation with a wake-up call.
1. Daniel Shays’ was disgruntled over difficulties involving farmland mortgages.
Shays’ Rebellion
when the U.S. Constitution was written.
Constitutional Convention”
AKA “Large States Plan”) proposed that representation would be based on a state’s population. They reasoned that the more people a state has, the more representatives they should have in Congress.
Virginia Plan”
AKA “Small States Plan”) objected to Virginia saying that if Congress went solely by population, then the small states’ votes wouldn’t matter since they’d simply be always out-voted.
New Jersey Plan”
- Congress would be bicameral (have 2 houses).
- The House of Representatives would be based on state population, following the Virginia Plan.
- Bills pertaining to taxation would begin in the House.
- The Senate would have 2 senators from each state making them equal, following the New Jersey Plan.
Great Compromise”
(a group of official presidential voters) rather than by the people.
Electoral College
answered the question, “How will slaves be counted when determining a state’s population?”
Three-Fifths Compromise
wanted the Constitution ratified.
Federalists
did not want the Constitution ratified.
Anti-Federalists
