Ch 6

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Primogeniture

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custom of land inheritance whereby the entire estate passes to the eldest son.

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John Woolman

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best loved and most respected Quaker historical figures of all time, a key person in the ending of slaveholding

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Federalist Number 10

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The Federalist Papers were published by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay in New York during 1787 and 1788. They were published to sway opinion in New York into ratifying the new American constitution.

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Shays Rebellion

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armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts (mainly Springfield) from 1786 to 1787.

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Virginia Plan

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was a proposal by Virginia delegates, drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.[2][3] The Virginia Plan was notable for its role in setting the overall agenda for debate in the convention and, in particular, for setting forth the idea of population-weighted representation in the proposed national legislature.

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Committee of Detail

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was a committee established by the Philadelphia Convention on June 23, 1787 to put down a draft text reflecting the agreements made by the Convention up to that point, including the Virginia Plan's 15 resolutions

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San Souci Club

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This early twentieth century suburb takes its name from Sans Souci, the nearby house

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3/5 Compromise

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the committee agreed that for the purpose of determining representation in the lower house, slaves would be counted,but not as much as free persons.

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William Paterson

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A New Jersey lawyer that advanced the New Jersey Plan.

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Republican

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The advocacy of a republic as a means of government

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Benjamin Banneker

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Maryland's African American astronomer and mathematician.

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Phillis Wheatley

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Boston's celebrated African muse.

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Society for the Relief of Free Negroes

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a group organized by Franklin

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Henry Knox

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the husband of Lucy Knox. was told by lucy "i hope you will not consider yourself as commander in chief of your own house-but be convinced...that there is such a thing as equal command"

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Letters From a Farmer in Pennsylvania

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an important revolutionary pamphlet.

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Articles of Confederation

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The plan for national government approved in 1777. Provided for a single legislative body of representatives selected by state legislatures. There was no independent executive. It closely guarded the sovereignty of the states and denied Congress the power of taxation.

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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established an orderly process for dividing land into sections and townships.

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Northwest Ordinance

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Provided a new structure for the government of the Northwest Territory. It created 3 to 5 new territories in the northwest. At a population of 5,000, an assembly could be elected. At 60,000, a territory could petition for statehood. A Bill of Rights was included and slavery was outlawed

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Constitutional Convention

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The meeting of 55 delegates representing 12 states in Philadelphia to discuss problems with the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution was written as a result of this meeting.

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Theory of State Sovereignty

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Many people such as Anti-Federalists wanted state sovereignty. They wanted the states to have more power than central government to protect liberty and public virtue.

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Know the history of state constitutions

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Written documents, declared rights of citizens and powers of rulers, Va. Declaration of rights was used for constitutional convention, reduced power of governor and increased power of assembly, Pa. and Ga. created a unicameral legislature where all free males could vote, thee rest created a bicameral legislature, Massachusetts constitution with elected governor with a veto on the assembly and a bicameral legislature

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Society of the Cincinnati

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an organization formed by George Washington and other officers who had served during the Revolution. It was a hereditary organization in which membership passed from father to eldest son.

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New Jersey Plan

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A scheme that retained the unicameral legislature in which each state possessed one vote and that, at the same time, gave congress extensicve powers to tax and regulate trade.

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Anti-Federalists

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Tended to be poorer, less educated. They were people who disagreed with the writings of the Constitution

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Bill of Rights

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First ten amendments to the constitution

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Robert Morris

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A free-wheeling Philadephia merchant who was appointed the first superintendent of finance

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John Jay

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A New Yorker appointed by Congress to obtain rights of Navigation of the Mississippi

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James Madison

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(March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was an American politician and political philosopher who served as the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817) and is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

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Governor Morris

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January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816), was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a native of New York City who represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

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Status of Slavery

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In some states, there was slavery, in others there was not. It depended on when the state was ratified and its location. The northern states for the most part had no slavery, the southern was the opposite

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Nationalists vs Localists

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of opposition parties or pro-Jordanian parties

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Federalists vs Anti-Federalists

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opossing parties in the constitution era

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Jay-Gardoqui Treaty

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also known as the Liberty Treaty with Spain) of 1789 between the United States and Spain

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Shays Rebellion

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an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts (mainly Springfield) from 1786 to 1787.

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Federalist #10

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essay written by James Madison and the tenth of the Federalist Papers

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Federalist #84

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essay entitled "Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered

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Montesquieu – The Spirit of Laws

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The Spirit of the Laws is without question one of the central texts in the history of eighteenth-century thought