Khoa - APUSH - The American Pageant Chapter 9 Flashcards
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| 1704083633 | "All men are created equal" | -reduced property requirements for voting -used Mr. and Mrs. -women weren't included | 0 | |
| 1704084283 | Protestant Episcopal Church | -reformed Anglican Church without British influence | 1 | |
| 1704204807 | Slave | -most states abolished ___ trade -some Southern states still used ___ , some Northern abolished fully -freed ___ had little rights -_____ issue couldn't be solved -->nation didn't want to de-unify | 2 | |
| 1704218255 | Republican Motherhood | -selfless devotion of a mother to her family -gave women status | 3 | |
| 1704790901 | State Constitutions | -defined the powers of the government by the people | 4 | |
| 1704802326 | Economy after the Revolution | -most became poorer -no Navigational Laws -America stopped commerce w/ British -government was highly indebted | 5 | |
| 1704845971 | Second Continental Congress | -appointed the Articles of Confederation + Northwest -each state had one vote in ______ -couldn't regulate commerce + enforce taxes | 6 | |
| 1704904793 | Articles of Confederation | -required unanimous approval --> some didn't because land was unevenly distributed -weak | 7 | |
| 1705447580 | Land Ordinance | -Old Northwest land shall be sold to pay off national debt | 8 | |
| 1705468098 | Northwest Ordinance | -small lands would be under the government -could apply as state when >60,000 residents -created a union where each state was equal | 9 | |
| 1705558572 | ____'s Actions toward America | Spain: -worked with N.A. + Britain to weaken America France: -restricted trade in the West Indies -demand loan repayments Britian: -northern British posts sold weapons to Native Americans Barbary Pirates: -blocked by Mediterranean pirates from going into Asia | 10 | |
| 1705582205 | Shay's Rebellion | -poor farmers demanded that the state issue paper money, lighten taxes, and stop property takeovers -failed, but Massachusetts then passed debtor-relief laws | 11 | |
| 1705591739 | Andrew Hamilton | -called upon Congress to meet to solidify the Articles of Confederation -believed in a strong central government | 12 | |
| 1705600538 | George Washington | -"Sword of the Revulotion" -chairman of Congress | 13 | |
| 1705602755 | James Madison | -"Father of the Constitution" | 14 | |
| 1705619708 | Philadelphia Convention | -55 state delegates joined to strengthen nation --> nationalism - | 15 | |
| 1705621826 | Large-State Plan | -representation in Congress should be based on population | 16 | |
| 1705624780 | Small-State Plan | -equal representation in Congress regardless of population | 17 | |
| 1705639732 | Great Compromise | -representation by population in the House of Representatives <-- all taxes must originate -equal representation in the House of Senate -president is chosen indirectly by Electoral College -president would wage war, Congress would declare war | 18 | |
| 1705654399 | 3/5 Compromise | -slaves count as 3/5 of a person for representation in Congress -all states banned slave trade except Georgia | 19 | |
| 1705664589 | "We the People" | -government powers are limited by a written constitution | 20 | |
| 1705676028 | Antifederalists | -opposed strong government -usually the poorer classes -cried the "gilded trap" | 21 | |
| 1705679882 | Federalists | -wealthy --> owned majority of the Press | 22 | |
| 1705687649 | Gilded Trap | Antifederalists didn't want : -federal stronghold in Columbia -absence of a Bill of Rights -secularism -2/3 vote | 23 | |
| 1705700976 | Ratification of New Constitution | -Virginia -Massachusetts(mostly Antifederalists) -New Hampshire BUT: New York -persuaded to ratify by Andrew Hamilton North Carolina - Rhode Island - Virginia -ratified after New Hampshire -through influence of George Washington + James Madison + John Marshall | 24 |