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21 Cards in this Set
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What was the purpose of the Provincial Congress during the Revolutionary War?
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The purpose was to replace the official government until the Revolution was over. |
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Which group of South Carolinians had the most representation in the Provincial Congress?
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The Lowcountry had the most rep. |
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What were examples of South Carolina attempting to overthrow the British government?
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When they elected representatives in the de facto gov. and made treaties. |
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What was the purpose of the Treaty of Ninety-Six?
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The purpose was to calm the up and low country down. |
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What issues led to the political rivalry between the lowcountry and the upcountry?
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The issue of slavery and representation in the gov. |
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Where and why did the capital of South Carolina move to?
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Capital was moved to Columbia because it was more central. |
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What was the impact of Shay’s Rebellion?
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The impact was a meeting also known has the Philadephia Convention |
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What was the Articles of Confederation and why did it fail?
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The AOC was a type of government that was weak and couldn't control what was going on. |
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List the plans/compromises South Carolina delegates would have supported and would have been against.
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They would have supported the 3/5's compromise, the commerce compromise, the great compromise,and the Virgina plan. Would have disliked the new jersey plan. |
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Slavery would be a cause of the Civil War later on? What issues did it cause at the Constitutional Convention and how were they solved?
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It caused a representation issue and it was solved with the 3/5's compromise. |
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What are the Bill of Rights and why were they added to the Constitution?
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The Bill of Rights are our individual rights. They were added onto the constitution because some people wanted freedoms. |
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What was the major difference between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation?
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The Constitution had more freedoms and was stronger. The AOC was weak and couldn't control everything. |
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Define the following Basic Principles of Government
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Individual Rights: Everybody's unalienable born rights Federalism: the government is split up by state and national Popular Sovereignty: The government gets authority from the people. Checks and Balances: Keeps branches in check Separation of power: every branch has different powers Republicanism: person elected by the state to represent them Limited Gov.: the government only has a certain amount of power. |
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Identify a real life example for each of the seven basic principles of government.
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idk |
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Describe each of the three branches of government (legislature, executive, judicial). Who is in each branch? What are some of their powers/responsibilities?
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Legislature: makes laws and is Congress Judicial: judges are in it and they determine if laws are constitutional Executive: president and they determine if the law is being passed. |
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What part of the country was mainly Federalists?
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low country |
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Why did Alexander Hamilton want to create a national bank? What argument did the national bank start between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans?
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He wanted to create a national bank to pay off the national debt. It started the argument if it was necessary. |
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What was the “necessary and proper clause?” How was it used in the debates between the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans?
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This clause said that laws were only passed if they were necessary or proper. It was used in the debate because Anti-Feds said the bank wasn't necessary. |
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What was the XYZ Affair? What controversial decision did it lead to by Federalists?
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The XYZ affair was when France asked for a bribe to keep peace. The Feds didn't accept. |
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Why would backcountry farmers in South Carolina side with the Democratic-Republicans and not support protective tariffs?
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idk |
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What impact did the War of 1812 have on America?
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British practiced impressment forcing Amer. sailors into military services. So Congress passed embargo act to stop trade with them. It didn't work and British ships fired at Amer. ships. So Amer. declared war on Britain. Amer. won. |
