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22 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation |
A constitution between all the states that designated a union of the thirteen sovreign states, yet did not unify them under one central government.
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Northwest Ordinance |
Sanctioned the creation of territory northwest of the appalatian mountains. Also known as the freedom act |
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Land Ordinance of 1785 |
Ordinance written for the selling of unmapped land west of the states. Written to raise money for congress who didn't have power to tax. |
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Shays Rebellion |
Rebellion of farmers caused primarily by the heavy debts placed on the people after the war |
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John Jay |
President of continental congress and negotiator of the treaty of paris. |
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Second continental congress |
Employed the declaration of independence, de facto national government of what would be US |
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Constitutional Convention |
Convention at which the constitution of the united states was written and the articles of confederation were abolished. Saved the US |
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Anti-Federalists |
Very democratic minded people who wished to keep as little power in the hands of government as possible. |
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Federalists |
Were for a stronger central government, but with three distinct branches that would check and balance eachother. Promised the anti-federalists a bill of rights as soon as the constitution were ratified. |
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Alexander Hamilton |
One of the delegates from a new york. A prominent federalist with strong liberal views about government control. |
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James madison |
Presented the Virginia Plan. Spent years researching government in order to prepare the american constitution. |
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Virginia Plan |
Plan presented during the Constitutional Convention in which each state would have PROPORTIONAL representation in the Congress. In favor of big states like virginia. |
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New Jersey Plan |
Plan presented during CC in which each state would have EQUAL representation of congress. In favor of small states like Jersey. |
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Twenty years compromise |
A legislation made by Madison over the slave question. Many people wanted to abolish slavery but the south was against it. The compromise stated that legislation could not touch slavery for another twenty years with the exception of taxes on slavery that could not exceed 10 dollars per slave. |
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The Fugitive Slave Clause |
Enforced a law saying the slaves who escaped their owners to another state must be returned. |
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James Wilson |
Proposed the three-fifths compromise for slave representation and election of president by the people. Was key in the pennsylvania ratification of the constitution. |
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William Paterson |
New Jersey representative who presented the New Jersey plan which gave equal rights to all states regardless of size and population. |
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Bicameral |
Legislation having two branches of chambers |
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Great Compromise |
Proposition by Roger Sherman of Connecticut that the lower branch of legislation should have proportional representation like the virginia plan dictates, while the upper branch would have equal representation like the new jersey plan dictates. Since every bill had to pass both houses, both principles of popular sovereignty and state sovereignty could exist. |
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Elastic Clause or Necessary and Proper Clause or Basket Clause |
"To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof." |
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Annapolis convention |
Convention of five states in Mann's Tavern to discuss reversing trade barriers on the borders of each state. Led to the forming of the constitutional convention. |
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George Mason |
Representative who refused to sign constitution because it did not contain a bill of rights. |
