APUSH Chapters 9-10 Flashcards

Chapter 9-10 quiz.
APUSH 2010/2011

94679438	Daniel Shays	led a rebellion because farmers were unable to pay in Continental Dollars and banks were foreclosing farms in Massachusetts.
94679439	Alexander Hamilton	wants a strong central government, wants national bank, very loose interpretation of the Constitution, believes the wealthy should rule.
94679440	James Madison	Father of the Constitution, federalist.
94679441	Thomas Jefferson	wants a weak central government, strict interpretation of the Constitution, saw America as a society of farmers.
94679442	checks and balances	created because of the bicameral legislature.
94679443	confederation	a loose alliance made for defense.
94679444	republican motherhood	women had to teach sons how to be good citizens of the U.S...women are the core of republicanism.
94679445	mobocracy	more lower class people than rich... means for another rebellion.
94679446	civic virtue	notion that democracy depended on the unselfish commitment of each citizen to the public good.
94679447	ratification	approving the Constitution.
94679448	Constitutional Convention	convenes to revise Articles of Confederation, suggested that a new Constitution be written.
94679449	Society of the Cincinnati	a group of ex-army officers created this society for intellectual purposes...but it was more of an elitist group.
94679450	Great Compromise	aka the Connecticut Plan, combined the Large State Plan and the Small State Plan... created the bicameral legislature (House of Representatives and Senate).
94679451	Articles of Confederation	road map for a central government, had pros (loose alliance, postal system, make treaties with foreign countries, etc.) and cons (one state one vote, no power to regulate trade, could not tax/enforce taxes, no executive or judicial branch).
94679452	Land Ordinance of 1785	land in the northwest would be surveyed and then sold to help pay debt.
94679453	Three-Fifths Compromise	3 out of 5 slaves would be counted for representation... 3/5ths of a man...aimed at the south because of their huge populations that were predominantly black slaves.
94679454	Northwest Ordinance of 1787	all new lands would be turned into separate and equal states.
94679455	Antifederalists	those who didn't want to ratify the Constitution...mostly because there wasn't a Bill of Rights (ex. Jefferson, lower class merchants).
94679456	Shay's Rebellion	1786-1787: farmers couldn't pay their debts with Continental Dollars, banks were foreclosing farms in Massachusetts, rebellion led by Daniel Shays...articles need to be revised.
94679457	Federalists	those who wanted to ratify the Constitution (ex. Madison, Hamilton, Washington, John Adams, wealthy people).
94679458	Large State Plan	said that the number of representatives should be based on population.
94679459	Small State Plan	said one state, one vote.
94679460	Second Continental Congress	asked all states to write a constitution.
94679461	primogeniture	this disappeared... new inheritance laws formed.
94679462	Henry Knox	Secretary of War that served under Washington.
94679463	John Jay	sent by Washington to France in order to try to avoid war.
94679464	Citizen Edmond Genet	French emissary that lands at Charleston, South Carolina and seeks support for France... wants the south to ally with France.
94679465	Talleyrand	French foreign minister.
94679466	excise tax	tax on some domestic items, most importantly whiskey.
94679467	impressment	forcible enlistment of sailors.
94679468	Cabinet	created by Washington to help him.
94679469	Bank of the United States	1791, gives sense of unity, debt shouldered by federal government, place to keep money.
94679470	French Revolution	Federalists (Hamiltonians) are appalled by the killing in this war, while the anti-federalists (Jeffersonians) believe it is ok to kill a few aristocrats to gain independence.
94679471	Jay's Treaty	when the British promised to evacuate their posts on U.S. lands and pay the damage on seized U.S. ships.
94679472	Convention of 1800	annulled the peace treaty between America and France, also made France pay money for damaged American ships.
94679473	Whiskey Rebellion	farmers in west Pennsylvania had to turn their corn into whiskey to get it to the markets, also opposed the excise tax, Washington sends in federal troops, shows the federal government's power.
94679474	Ninth Amendment	stated that those rights not stated in the Constitution are given to the people.
94679475	Pinckney Treaty	makes a treaty with Spain to give up territory north of the Florida panhandle, opened the port of New Orleans.
94679476	Tenth Amendment	stated that those rights not given to the Federal Government are given to the states.
94679477	Neutrality Proclamation of 1793	when Washington proclaimed neutrality between Britain and France.
94679478	Alien and Sedition Acts	president could deport any alien in time of peace and jail them in time of war...president could jail anyone talking/writing out against the government.
94679479	Farewell Address	Washington urged against permanent alliances.
94679480	Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions	written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison, result of the Alien and Sedition Acts, said that a state can nullify a law of the national government if it doesn't agree with it.
94679481	Judiciary Act of 1789	set up a Supreme Court and lower circuit courts.
94679482	XYZ Affair	U.S. sends an emissary to France to speak to Talleyrand, France wants a lot of money, so U.S. leaves.
94679483	Miami Confederacy	an alliance of 8 Indian nations that terrorized Americans.
94679484	House of Representatives	based on population.
94679485	Senate	every state gets 2.