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30 Cards in this Set
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Goals of the Articles of Confederation:
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1. States join in a firm friendship
2. States keep their freedoms 3. Congress is the ruling body |
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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation:
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1. Congress cannot pass tax laws
2. Congress cannot control trade. 3. No executive or judicial branches |
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What caused Shays' rebellion?
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Farmers were angry over unfair state tax laws. If they couldn't pay, they were imprisoned and lost their land.
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Northwest Territory
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Land around the Great Lakes gained from the British at the end of the Revolutionary War.
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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Ordered how new territories could become states. Ordered no slavery in the Northwest Territory.
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During the Constitutional Convention, Federalists wanted:
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a strong central government
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During the Constitutional Convention, Antifederalists wanted:
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a central government that could not pass laws unfair to the people.
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Constitution
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A document outlining how a government will be run
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Three branches of government
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Legislative - makes laws
Executive - enforces the laws Judicial - interprets the laws |
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Separation of powers
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Dividing the powers of a government among more than one part to keep any one part from becoming too powerful
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Bill of Rights
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A list of citizens' rights which cannot be taken away by the government. Promised by Federalists.
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Federalist Papers
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A collection of essays which explained the Federalists' reasons for a strong central government.
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Great Compromise
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In Congress, number of representatives would be based on each state's population. Each state would have two senators.
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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3 out of 5 slaves would be counted for tax payments and determining number of representatives.
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1. Original purpose of Constitutional Convention:
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1. Revise the Articles of Confederation to strengthen the government.
2. Created a new government. |
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How many of the 13 states had to ratify the Constitution?
Ratify means... |
9 out of 13
to approve. |
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The new Constitutional government began in what year?
In what city? |
1789
New York City |
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First president
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George Washington...duh!
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Group of advisors whom George Washington chose to run the departments of the executive branch
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Cabinet
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What caused political parties to emerge?
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People had differences of opinion on how the government should be run.
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Whose ideas led to the first two political parties in the U.S.?
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Thomas Jefferson - Democratic-Republicans (people's govt.)
Alexander Hamilton - Federalists (strong govt.) |
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Pierre L'Enfant
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Hired to design the nation's capital city
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Washington, District of Columbia was named after
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George Washington...double duh!!
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Which president made a deal with France for the Louisiana Purchase? For how much?
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Thomas Jefferson
15 million U.S. smackers |
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The Louisiana Territory included which lands?
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All lands drained by the Mississippi River system.
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Three reasons for the Lewis and Clark Expedition:
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1. Search for water route to the Pacific
2. Make friends with the Native Americans 3. Explore the land |
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Three reasons to start the War of 1812:
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1. British navy was stealing men and cargo from U.S. ships
2. British army was helping the Native Americans fight U.S. settlers 3. Take over Canada |
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Why do we call the "U.S.S. Constitution" by the nickname of "Old Ironsides"?
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During a battle with the British, their cannonballs seemed to bounce off her sides.
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Name the national anthem.
Who wrote it? Why? |
"Star-Spangled Banner"
Francis Scott Key The survival of Fort McHenry after a British bombardment |
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What did the War of 1812 prove to the world?
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The U.S. would defend her lands and citizens.
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