Chapter 9 Terms

Question 1

Passed in 1786, established separation of church and state, guaranteed right of British’s to practice faith without coercion

Answer 1

Virginia statue for religious freedom

Question 2

Idea that citizens should prioritize the common good of community over personal interests. Democracy.

Answer 2

Civic virtue

Question 3

Believed women were responsible for raising children w/ republicanism ideals

Answer 3

Republican motherhood

Question 4

Organic law, the constitution

Answer 4

Fundamental law

Question 5

Tyranny, having unlimited power over other people and often using it unfairly and cruelly

Answer 5

Despotic

Question 6

A colonel in the British army who fought in French and Indian war, he’s a writer

Answer 6

Roger morris

Question 7

Provided for the sale of land in the old northwest and earmarked the proceeds towards repaying the national debt

Answer 7

Land ordinance of 1785

Question 8

Created a policy for administrating Northwest Territories. Included a path to statehood and forbade the expansion of slavery into territories

Answer 8

Northwest ordinance of 1787

Question 9

Revolutionary war veteran, what’s rebellion

Answer 9

Daniel Shay

Question 10

“Large state” proposal for new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral congress. Plan favored larger states and promoted smaller states to come back with plan for apportioning representation

Answer 10

Virginia plan

Question 11

1787, “small state plan”, put forth Philiadeliphianconventjon, proposing equal representation by state, regardless of population, in an unicameral legislature.

Answer 11

NJ plan

Question 12

1787, reconciled Nj/virgina plans at continental conventions, giving states proportional representation in house and equal representation in’s senate. Compromise broke stalemate at the convention and paved the way for subsequent over slavery and electoral
College

Answer 12

Great compromise

Question 13

Laws that originate from court runnings and customs as opposed to legislative statues. Constitution grew out of Anglo-American common law tradition, thus providing only a general organizational frame work for new federal gov

Answer 13

Common law

Question 14

1787, determined each slave counted as 3/5 of a person for purpose of apportioning taxes and representation.

Answer 14

3/5 compromise

Question 15

1788, collection of essays written by Hamilton, John jay, james Madison published during ratification debate in NY to lay out federalist favor of constitution

Answer 15

The federalist

Question 16

The right of all adult male citizens to vote, regardless of their race, economic status, religion, property or literacy

Answer 16

Manhood sufrage