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20 Cards in this Set
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Who, in 1775 formed the first anti slavery society?
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The Philadelphia Quakers.
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What impeded the complete abolition of slavery during the years of the American Revolution
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Fears that a fight over slavery would have fractured the fragile national unity.
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What differentiated the American constitution from the British Constitution?
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The British Constitution was a collection of laws, customs, and presidents while the American Constitution was a contract that defined the powers of government.
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What is "republican motherhood?"
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A popular sentiment of the American Revolutionary period that revered women as homemakers and mothers and the cultivators of good republican values in young citizens.
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Following the revolution, what kinds of sovereign behaviors did the individual states exhibit?
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They each coined their own money, raised their own armies and navies, erected tariff barriers, and, in the case of Virginia, engaged in their own foreign treaties.
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What was the first written constitution in America and when was it adopted?
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The Articles of Confederation was adopted in 1777 (but wasn't ratified by all thirteen states until 1781)
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Who held out until 1781 to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
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It was Maryland! The larger states (New York and Virginia) were able to sell off land to pay war debt and Maryland wanted some of New York. The problem was solved by giving some of New York to the Federal Government for the "common benefit."
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What were Congresses two biggest handicaps during the early days of the Constitution?
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1. It had no power to regulate commerce, and 2. It had no means for enforcing its tax-collection program.
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What was the location of the early American Congress?
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Philadelphia
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According to the "Northwest Ordinance" what was necessary for a territory to become a state?
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60,000 inhabitants
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What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?
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The ordinance forbade slavery in the Old Northwest.
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What was the 'Old Northwest?'
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A huge area northwest of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi. It is now occupied by part of Minnesota, and all of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan
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What was the 'Land Ordinance of 1785?'
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It dictated that the area known as the Old Northwest should be divided into townships six miles square with each of those divided into thirty six one mile areas. These one mile areas were sold off to raise money for the federal government with each 16th square mile set aside for the benefit of schools.
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What were some of the unfriendly things that the British did to the colonies following the war.
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The refused American trade ships; blocked American access to the West Indies; tried to annex Vermont; and curried favor with Indians that were hostile towards the colonists.
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What important colonial route did Spain control?
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Entrance to the mouth of the Mississippi.
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What did France want from American following the Revolution.
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The French wanted the colonies to pay off the money they borrowed to fund the Revolution?
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Where did the pirates that ravaged American shores come from?
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North Africa, especially Algeria attached American shores and frequently enslaved Yankee soldiers.
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What was "Shays Rebellion?" and when did it happen?
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In 1786 Captain Daniel Shays led a group of impoverished Massachusetts farmers who were losing their farms in foreclosures marched on the state government to demand that they issue paper money.
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How was Shays Rebellion resolved?
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Wealthy Massachusetts residents quickly put together an army and there were several battles with the Massachusetts army emerging as the victor?
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What were the legislative ramifications of Shays Rebellion?
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It frightened the wealthier colonists. Debt relief laws (that Shay wanted) were put into place, but also it heralded in a stronger Federal Government which was achieved via a new Constitution.
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