AP US History Constitution Flashcards
Terms : Hide Images [1]
| 6299572839 | Shays' Rebellion (1786-87) | An armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts protesting mortgage foreclosures. Historical Significance: Highlighted the need for a strong national government. |  | 0 |
| 6299572840 | Annapolis Convention (1786) | Held to discuss the barriers that limited trade or commerce between the largely independent states under the Articles of Confederation. Historical Significance: Led to the Constitutional (Philadelphia) Convention in 1787. |  | 1 |
| 6299572841 | Great (Connecticut) Compromise | Provisions: 1) A state's representation in the House of Representatives was to be based on population. 2) The states' representation in the Senate would be equal. 3) All money bills would originate in the House. 4) Direct taxes on states were to be assessed by population. |  | 2 |
| 6299572842 | Commerce Compromise | Provisions: The South agreed to federal control over foreign and interstate trade. The importation of slaves would be permitted for 20 years, until 1808. The federal government was given the authority to collect import taxes, but there would be no duties on exports. |  | 3 |
| 6299572843 | Three-Fifths Compromise | Provisions: Three-fifths of a state's slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation and representation. A fugitive slave law required that runaway slaves who escaped to a free state must be returned to their owners. |  | 4 |
| 6299572844 | Federalists | Leaders: Washington, Hamilton, Madison, Franklin Characteristics: Support came mainly from coastal and urban areas and the upper class. Ideas: Favored a strong central government to maintain peace and stability. |  | 5 |
| 6299572845 | Anti-Federalists | Leaders: Patrick Henry, John Hancock, George Mason Characteristics: Support came mainly from the backcountry and agricultural areas and debtors. Ideas: Opposed a central government that did not guarantee protection of individual rights. |  | 6 |
| 6299572846 | Federalist Papers | Series of 85 essays written by James Madison, John Jay and Alexander Hamilton supporting the ratification of the Constitution. |  | 7 |
| 6299572847 | Federalism | The division of power between the state and national governments. |  | 8 |