chapter 9
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| 492290855 | AMERICAN REV. WAS ACCELERATED EVOLUTION NOT OUTRIGHT REVOLUTION | ... | 0 | |
| 492290856 | loyalists | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence | 1 | |
| 492290857 | voting | most states rid of property req. | 2 | |
| 492290858 | patriot elite (ppl who stay loyal to u states not england, loyal to individual rights, no rebellion, no person will try to grab power (they will fail) ) classic ex: society of cinncinatti | by kicking out torries what was created? | 3 | |
| 492290859 | Society of Cincinnati | A society established by Continental Army Officers as a sort of aristocracy in which traditionalism and social status was important. Thomas Jefferson and other civilians thought that this movement threatened the newly formed republic and feared it could turn into an aristocracy so they worked to disband it. This was showed that nothing would stand in the way of a democratic government. This was crucial as this is the point when most revolutions fail, but the determination from Jefferson ceased this early threat. | 4 | |
| 492290860 | NO PRIMOGENITURE | ... | 5 | |
| 492290861 | where did struggle between religion and gov prove most fiercest? | virginia | 6 | |
| 492290862 | when the usa was formed what did congress call states to write first? | state constitutions NOT colony constitutions | 7 | |
| 492290863 | which colony was first to outlaw slavery | pennsylvannia | 8 | |
| 492290864 | virginia statute for religious freedom | drafted by jefferson but secured by madison with its adoption in the Virginia legislative/ basically said..u can practice whatever you want and you won't be made fun of | 9 | |
| 492290865 | abolition of the slave trade in 1774 | called by the first continental congress/ Several northern states went further and either abolished slavery altogether or provided the gradual emancipation of slaves. No states south of Pennsylvania abolished slavery. | 10 | |
| 494120358 | in new jersey women enabled for some time to vote, but overall.. women maintained doing traditional work, edu opportunities expanded, more resp 4 survivalof nation | women's status during this time | 11 | |
| 494120359 | civic virtue | notion that democracy depended on the unselfish commitment of each citizen to the public good | 12 | |
| 494120360 | 2nd continental congress in 1776 | who called the states to draft new constitutions? | 13 | |
| 494120361 | called a special convention to draft its constitution and submitted the final draft to the people for ratification (this process was later mimicked in the drafting n ratification of federal constitution) | Massachusetts and its constitution? | 14 | |
| 494120362 | no titles of nobility/ sep of powers/ one year elections/ some outlawed slavery (penn)/ relig and prop qualification (gone?) | qualities of state constitutions | 15 | |
| 494120363 | legislative | The branch of government that makes the laws | 16 | |
| 494120364 | executive | the branch of government that enforces and carries out the laws/ aka prezz | 17 | |
| 494120365 | judiciary | n. That department of government which administers the law relating to civil and criminal justice. | 18 | |
| 494120366 | intended to represent fundamental law, superior to the dumb laws of ordinary legislation (aka bill of rights) All of them deliberately created weak executive and judicial branches | purpose of state constitutions? | 19 | |
| 494120367 | by the presence of enfranchised members of the poorer western districts | how was the democratic character of the new state legislatures was vividly reflected? | 20 | |
| 494120368 | New Hampshire, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia | during the revolutionary era, which states' capitals moved westward? | 21 | |
| 494120369 | noteworthy but not overwhelming | economic changes were | 22 | |
| 494120370 | confiscated and eventually turned into small farms | what happened to many of the large loyalist holdings? | 23 | |
| 494120371 | political democracy | economic democracy preceded what | 24 | |
| 494120372 | due to the independence from Britain, the United States had to make everything on its own which it no longer imported from Britain// American ships were now barred from British and British West Indies harbors// | drawbacks in independence: economically | 25 | |
| 494120373 | Americans could now trade freely with foreign nations, subject to local restrictions// Enterprising Yankee shippers ventured boldly and profitably into the Baltic and China Seas; war had spawned demoralizing extravagance, speculation, and profiteering, with profits for some as indecently high as 300 percent | New commercial outlets compensate partially for the loss of old ones | 26 | |
| 494120374 | articles of confederation, appointed by congress before declaring independence | constitution for the nation | 27 | |
| 494120375 | the 13 states/// maryland | how much approval for articles of confederation? and who was last to sign | 28 | |
| 494120376 | argument over western lands.. virginia didn't wanna surrender western lands | why did it take so long for us to pass the articles? | 29 | |
| 494120377 | each state could sign a foreign treaty// states allowed to print own currency( continental value: no common value ). | stuff that could happen under articles | 30 | |
| 494120378 | articles of confederation | how did america convince france it had a genuine government in the making | 31 | |
| 494120379 | purposely weak central govt one house leg body e/a state had one vote | articles of confederation | 32 | |
| 494120380 | It had no power to regulate commerce, and this loophole left the states free to establish conflictingly laws regarding tariffs and navigation. Congress couldn't enforce its tax collection program. The states were NOT required to pay the government taxes, they were merely asked. | Congress had 2 major handicaps | 33 | |
| 494120381 | revenue tariff (import tax): to raise money//protective tariff | two types of tariff | 34 | |
| 494120382 | hate iT. they feel and if they don't need to industrialize as long as they get products cheap | colonists' belief on tariffs | 35 | |
| 494120383 | land ordinance of 1785 and northwest ordinance of 1787 | what are the two laws that articles did | 36 | |
| 494120384 | land ordinance 1785 | a way to survey// create concept of township// each township sold and benefits go to public schools and PUBLIC DEBT// | 37 | |
| 494120385 | northwest ordinance | how area will be governed// no slavery in northwest// judiciary compromise: support them with equality | 38 | |
| 494120386 | alaska and hawaiii | last two states to become states | 39 | |
| 494120387 | pirates..americans no longer have protection from them that britain used to provide | dey of algiers | 40 | |
| 494120388 | shay's rebellion | impoverished backcountry farmers were losing their farms through mortgage foreclosures and tax delinquencies; led by Captain Daniel Shays these desperate debtors demanded cheap paper money, lighter taxes, and a suspension of property takeovers | 41 |
