Chapter 9 Vocab Flashcards
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Society of the Cincinnati
He
Disestablished
No longer running
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Success in the separation of religion and government
Civic Virtue
The notion that democracy depended on the unselfish commitment of each citizen to the public good
Republican Motherhood
Elevated women to a newly prestigious role as the special keepers of the nation’s conscience
Articles of Confederation
He
Old Northwest
Area of land northwest of the Ohio River that was part of the public domain but recently acquired from the states
Land Ordinance of 1785
Stated that the acreage of Old Northwest be sold in order to pay national debt
Northwest Ordinance
Dealt with the problem of how a nation should deal with its colonies
Shays’s Rebellion
Farmers rebel for lighter taxes, cheaper paper money, and less land foreclosure. National government couldn’t stop revolt and proved that they needed a stronger one
Virginia Plan
Representation in congress should depend on population
New Jersey Plan
Fought for equal representation regardless of population or size
Great Compromise
Vote that said representation in congress depended on population
Common Law
Legal tradition that made it unnecessary to be specific about every conceivable detail
Civil Law
Covered every conceivable detail
Three Fifths Compromise
States that slaves are worth 3/5 of a person in the population
Antifederalists
Opposed stronger federal government
Federalists
Favored stronger federal government
The Federalist
Propaganda essays about the Constitution that are sold widely in book form
