Social studies Flashcards
(10 cards)
The Articles of Confederation
the first plan of government for the United States
What were the four problems of the Articles of Confederation?
Each state was independent
Each state printed its own money
Each state passed its own trade laws
Central government could not collect taxes
Rebellion in Massachusett
Arsenal
storage place for weapons
Why did Massachusetts lawmakers say that paper money could not be used to pay taxes
State’s paper currency had little value and there was no national currency
Name two ways that Shays’s uprising exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Wealthy Americans wanted a national government strong enough to protect their property.
Farmers wanted a government that had the power to issue money that had value.
Meeting in Philadelphia
Legislature
an elected body of people that make the laws
Why did large states favor Madison’s plan, the Virginia Plan, for a two house legislature?
The number of representatives was based on a state’s population, so if you were a larger state, you would have more representatives
Why was an alternate plan, the New Jersey Plan proposed?
Small states wanted to find a way to share power with larger states.
Name and describe the three compromises made in order to reach agreement on the Constitution.
Great Compromise- Roger Sherman proposed a two-house legislature with an equal number of representatives in the Senate and representation based on population in the House.
Three-fifths Compromise- Every five enslaved people would count as three free people.
Electoral College-number of electoral votes was based on the number of Congressional representatives.
If you were a delegate at the Constitutional Convention, why would you vote to ratify the Constitution
? Cite text evidence to support your choice.
I would vote to ratify the Constitution because:
1.there is no central government. 2.They were in debt, due to not collecting taxes. 3.They couldn’t pay lawmakers or people who served in the Revolution. Paper didn’t have a lot of value so when Massachusetts paid with paper money, the legislature rejected it. Gold and silver had a lot of value.4. Many farmers couldn’t pay their taxes so they went to jail. The farmers were mad, this led to rebellion
