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23 Cards in this Set
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Thirteen Independent States
A. State Constitutions 1. constitution: a _______ of government created by the states |
1. plan
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2. States adopted constitution that __________ the power of the governor
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2. limited
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B. Limiting Power
1. states were concerned w/ the concentration of power 2. states divided government b/t ______and the___________ |
2. governor
legislatures |
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3. ___________: two-house legislature that divided the power
4. wanted to keep power of the __________. - frequent ____________ 5. _______________ - most powerful branch |
3. bicameral
4. people elections 5. legislative |
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Forming a Republic
- creating a _________ government was difficult task - Republic: a government in which __________ rule through elected___________. - Early-Americans wanted a _________ central government so the _________ could act independently. |
- central
- citizen's , representatives - weak states |
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Planning a New Government
1. Articles of ____________ - March 1781 2. America's ________ constitution 3. A new central government under which the states gave up little of their ________. |
1. Confederation
2. first 3. power |
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The Confederation Government
1. Articles of Confederation did not est. a government that was strong enough to handle the __________ facing the U.S. 2. Congress had ___________ authority |
1. problems
2. limited |
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3. Confederation's accomplishments
a. America won ___________. b. expanded ___________ trade c. created an arrangement for handling new states in the __________ |
a. their Independence
b. foreign c. west |
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New Land Policies
- central government took ___________ of all western lands - when area reached population of ________ state, then they could petition for ___________ |
- control
- smallest, statehood |
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The Oridinance of 1785
1. 1785-Confederation passed an ordinance (________) that est. a procedure for ___________ and ________ the western lands north of Ohio River |
1. law
- surveying - selling |
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2. land was divided into _________ and smaller pieces of land were sold to settlers
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2. townships
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The Northwest Ordinance 1787
1. created a single N.W. Territory out of the lands _________ of the Ohio River and ________ of the Mississippi River |
1. north
east |
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2. divide into smaller territories and when ____________ was large enough, could become states
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2. population
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3. included a Bill of Rights for settlers
a. guaranteed freedom of ___________ b. trial of ________ c. no _________- this clause marked the U.S. first attempt to stop the spread of ________ |
a. religion
b. jury c. slavery , slavery |
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Trouble on Two Fronts
- Confederation government could not deal with the nation's ___________ problem |
- financial
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Financial Problems
1. printed money had _____________ (fallen in value) so much that it was worthless |
1. depreciated
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2. America had a large debt from ______ and Congress did not have power to __________.
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2. war
tax |
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Robert Morris' Import Tax
1. Congress created a department of ___________ under Philadelphia merchant Robert Morris |
1. finance
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2. proposed a ______ tax on ____________ goods to help pay debt
3. plan____________ 4. financial crisis ___________ |
2. 5%
imported 3. 4. worsened |
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Problems with Britain
1. Britain did not ___________ troops from land east of _______________ as promised in the Treaty of Paris |
1. withdraw
Mississippi River |
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2. Britain trade policy was keeping Americans out of profitable market
3. Britain complained the U.S did not pay _________ for their land |
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Problems with Spain
1. Spain ___________ Mississippi river to stop ____________ westward expansion |
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2. states needed river for __________
3. Confederate government failed at attempts to solve problems 4. a ___________ central government was needed |
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