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14 Cards in this Set
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What is co-belligerent? |
Co-belligerent: having a common enemy |
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What was Britain doing by dumping low-price manufactured goods on post-war americia? |
Sucking the wealth out |
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Why did Rhode Island reject Congress' attempts to make all tariffs equal? |
they did not want to give government too much power |
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What was the cause of the major inflation between 1785 and 1786? |
States began printing their own money
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What was the original goal of the Continental Congress? |
To revise the Article of Confederation, not to scrap it |
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All states sent delegates to the Continental Congress except ___________. |
Rhode Island |
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Who was the leader of Shay's Rebellion? |
Daniel Shay |
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What was the goal of Shay's Rebellion? |
To stop farm foreclosures by preventing courts operating |
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Shay's Rebellion was put down by _____________. |
a private army |
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Who wrote: "a little rebellion now and then is a good thing. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Who is considered the father of the Constitution? |
James Madison |
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The Constitution protects the _________ from the rule of the ________. |
minorities, majority |
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Why did larger states want the Virginia Plan? |
Because that was representation based on population |
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Why did smaller states want the New Jersey Plan? |
Because that was equal representation |
