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| What document calls itself a "Firm League of Friendship"? |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Identify 4 powers of the Articles of Confederation |
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-Land Ordinance of 1785
-Northwest Ordinance of 1787
-Ability to control interaction with foreign nations
-Each state had equal representation |
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| Identify 4 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation |
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-Could not tax
-could not control the economy
-could not pass laws easily
-Could not have an army |
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| What led to the creation of a confederate system of government in 1781? |
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| Unwilling to create a system of government in which the Federal government held much power, a confederation was formed. This was a loose group of almost separate nations |
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| Name the first land act that governed western lands? |
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| The land Ordinance of 1865 divided land how? |
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| Into 6x6 plots of land called Townships. The 16th plot was saved for a school system and land was 1$ an acre |
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| Which act provided a way in which territories become states? What are the boundries? |
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-Northwest Ordinance of 1767
-Lines of Latitude |
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| Name the first five states to be created out of the Northwest Ordinance |
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-Illinois
-Ohio
-Michigan
-Indiana
-Wisconsin |
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| What was the purpose of the Philadelphia Convention? |
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| Rewrite the Articles of Confederation |
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| Who proposed the Virginia Plan, Who wrote it? What was it? |
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-James Madison wrote it
-Edmund Randolph proposed it
-"Big state" plan, House of Representation + 3 branches |
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Who wrote and proposed the New Jersey Plan?
What was it? |
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-William Patterson
-Senate "small state" plan |
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Who wrote the Great Compromise?
Who presented it?
What was it? |
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-Roger Sherman
-Connecticut
-Current system of government |
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| What was decided about slavery at the Philadelphia convention? |
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-20 years until the trade was to be discussed
-Taxed the trade of slaves
-3/5th compromise for tax and representation purpose |
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| What powers were given to the Federal Government that the AoC did not have? |
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-Taxation
-power to hold an army
-ability to tax import tax
-Coin money |
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| Name 3 supporters to ratification of the Constitution |
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-James Madison
-John Jay
-Alexander Hamilton |
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| Name three opponents to ratification of the Constitution |
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-John Hancock
-Patrick Henry
-George Mason
-James Winthrop |
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| What were the purpose of the Federalist Papers? How were they published? |
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-The 85 papers were created in order to sway anti-federalists to the federalist's side and justify the constitution
-In a New Your Newspaper one at a time |
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| Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? |
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| To give into the concerns of the anti-federalists and help them ratify the constitution |
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| Freedom of Speech and religion |
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Prevention from search and seizure
-Need of a warrant |
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-Due Process of the Law
-No Double Jeopardy |
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| -Trial by Jury, public trial |
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Civil Trial by Jury
-Must be tried with a jury |
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| Cruel and Unusual Punishment is prohibited |
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| All rights not in the constitution are protected |
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| powers not given to the constitution are given to the state and people |
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| Why were #1-10 amendments chosen for the Bill of Rights? |
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| To stop the injustice caused by the British from ever happening, and to give ordinary people rights |
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-First President of the United States
-Head of the Constitutional Convention
-Federalist |
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| Connecticut representative that proposed and wrote the Great Compromise |
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-Federalist
-Against slavery
-Signed and help write the DoI and the Constitution |
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-Anti Federalist
-Big supporter of Republicanism |
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-One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
-Federalist |
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The Virginian representative who proposed the "Virginian Plan"
-Federalist |
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-Writer of the DoI
-Anti-Federalist
-Leader of the Democrats-Republican anti federalists |
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-Writer of the Federalist papers
-Federalist |
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-Anti federalist
-Drafter of the Virginian Declaration of rights
-Major force behind the Bill of Rights |
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-Federalist
-Writer of the New Jersey Plan |
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-Federalist
-Helped write the DoI
-Massachusetts statesman
-Patriot |
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