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22 Cards in this Set
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What is suffrage?
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the right to vote
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What does ratified mean?
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approved by a vote
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What is ordinance?
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law
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What is interstate commerce?
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trade between two or more states
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What is inflation?
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increased prices for goods combined with decrease in the value of money
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What is a depression?
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a period of low economic activity
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What are tariffs?
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taxes on imports or exports
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What is a constitution?
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a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government
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What did the state constitutions do?
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1. limited governments
2. most had rights to protect the rights of citizens 3. some banned slavery, protected those accused of a crime, and/or protected religious freedom 4. many expanded suffrage by allowing all white men who paid taxes to vote- some originally allowed women and freed african americans to vote, but those rights were soom taken away |
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What is the outcome/ significance of State constitutions?
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1. states had strong governments before federal government was organized
2. all states were concerned with limiting government so it wouldn't get too powerful |
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What were the articles of confederation?
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1. our first constitution- the document that created the first central government for the US
2. drafted by committee 3. made congress the national government, but with limited powers 4. each state had one vote 5. congress had power to: settle conflicts between states, make coins, borrow money, make treaties, ask states for money and soldiers(however states could refuse) 5. no president 6. no federal courts/money |
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What was the outcome/significance of the Articles of confederation?
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US had its first government, however concerns over the government being too powerful made it too weak. the government could not do anything without the states approval
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What was the land ordinance of 1785?
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1. land was divided into townships
2.each township being 36 square miles divided into 36 lots 3. of the 36 lots, one was reserved for public schools, 4 for veterans, and the rest for the public |
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What was the outcome/ significance of the land ordinance of 1785?
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1. US now had a fair and legal way to divide and sell land, which opened the west for further settlement
2. public education was made a priority 3. many people moved west 4. money came into the federal government |
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What was the northwest ordinance of 1787?
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1. established northwest territory
2. created system for bringing new states into the union 3. northwest territory divided into several smaller territories with a governor appointed by congress 4. when population of a territory became 60,000 its settlers could draft a constitution and ask to be drafted as a state 5. also required public education and protected some civil liberties 6. banned slavert in Northwest territory |
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What was the outcome/ significance of the northwest ordinance of 1787?
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1. provided a way for new states to form
2. emphasized public education 3. banned slavery in new states, which led to conflicts later 4. new states formed: IL IN MI OH MN WI |
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Describe the Us Relations with other countries.
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1. without an army it was hard for US to enforce treaties
2. British slow to withdraw from forts in the Great Lakes after agreeing to do so in treaties 3. Britain forced Us merchants to pay tariffs on US products sold in Britain, merchants then had to rise prices hurting US economy 4. Spain closed lower Mississippi River to US shipping, preventing farmers and merchants from sending their goods to the east and overseas. Spain and congress negotiated, but congress could not get a majority to pass any plan and negotiations failed |
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What was the outcome/ significance of Relations with Other countries?
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1. the economic condition of US getting worse and worse
2. state leaders began to criticize the weaknesses of the national government, especially lack of an army. People began realizing that government needed more power |
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What were the US economic problems?
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1. states began printing a lot of paper money which had no real value because they didn't have gold or silver
2. Farmers and merchants had to pay more to sell their goods because they had to hire British ships 3. US exports dropped- British sold goods in US at low prices 4. US couldn't fix imbalance because it had no power to impose tariffs- states acted to benefit themselves, not whole country 5. congress had no power to regulate interstate commerce so trade laws from state to state differed, making trade difficult |
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What was the outcome/ significance of Economic Problems?
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1. the loss of trade with Britain combined with inflation caused a depression
2. American merchants began trading in other markets such as China, France and the Netherlands, but Britain remained the biggest trading partner 3. the federal government didn't have power to make changes |
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What was Shay's Rebellion?
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1. Massachusetts' tax policy hit famers hard, farmers had problems paying debts, some had to go to deboters prison
2. farmers began to revolt 3. the uprising of farmers to protect high taxes and heavy debt became known as Shay's Rebellion 4. farmers shut down the courts so that the courts couldn't take away more farms 5. Daniel Shays, a poor farmer, led 100s of farmers in shutting down State Supreme Court in Springfield, state officials ordered them to stop or be killed 6. State officials asked the federal government to help, but without an army or money there was nothing the federal government could do |
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What was the outcome/ significance of Shay's Rebellion?
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1. Shay's forces were defeated by state troops
2. many rebels ended up in prison but were eventually released 3. people began calling for a stronger federal government 4. a national conference was held in Annapolis Maryland but was poorly attended 5. leaders rescheduled this meeting in a year- new meeting came to be known as the constitutional convention |
