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| Continental Congress of 1774 |
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| called for the abolition of slavery |
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| (1775) founded the world's first antislavery society |
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| New Jersey's constitution |
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| (1776) allowed women to vote (for a time) |
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| elevated women to higher statuses as keepers of the nation's conscience; women raised the children and thereby held the future of the republic in their hands |
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| Continental Congress of 1776 |
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| called upon colonies to draft new constitutions (thus began the Articles of Confederation) |
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| Massachusetts' constitution |
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| called a special convention to draft its constitution and made it so that the constitution could only be changed through another specially called constitutional convention |
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| Many states had written documents that represented a __ law |
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| All states deliberately ______ because of their bad experiences with Britain |
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| created weak executive and judicial branches since they distrusted power due to Britain's abuse of it |
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| After the Revolution, __ land ... |
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| Prior to war, Americans had great trade with __ |
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| The Articles of Confederation was finished in ___, but it was finally completely ratified by the last state, __ on ___. |
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| 1777; Maryland; March 1, 1781 |
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| The Articles had no __ branch |
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| Congress was weak because ____ |
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| each state only had one vote, it required 2/3 majority on any subject of importance, and a fully unanimous vote for amendments |
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| regulate commerce or enforce tax collection |
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| It could call up soldiers from the states, which weren't going to help each other |
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| Answer to the question "How will the new lands in the Ohio Valley be divided up?" |
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| The vast area (of the Ohio Valley) would be surveyed before settlement and then divided into _____ |
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| Townships were __ miles square and divided into __ square sections (_ mile(s) square) with one set aside for public schools (section #__) |
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| Answered the question, "How will new states be made once people move out there?" |
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| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
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| When a territory had ___ inhabitants, they wrote a state constitution and sent it to __ for approval. If approved, ___. |
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| 60,000; Congress; it's a new state |
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| Spain closed the Mississippi River to American commerce |
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| Pirates of the North African states, including the arrogant __ __ ___ ravaged US ships in the area and enslaved Yankee sailors |
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| Shays' Rebellion flared up in Massachusetts in ___. |
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| Shays' was disgruntled over getting _____ _____. |
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| What was the importance of Shays' Rebellion? |
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| The fear of such violence lived on and paranoia motivated people to desire a stronger federal government |
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| first convention called to address the Articles' inability to regulate commerce was at _____, __ and only _ states showed up |
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| 55 delegates from 12 states met in Philadelphia to "revise the Articles only" |
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| called for Congressional representation based on state population |
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| Virginia's large state plan |
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| called for equal representation from all states (2 representatives for each state) |
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| New Jersey's Small State Plan |
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| worked out so that Congress would have 2 houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate |
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| house with representation based on population |
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| house where each state got two representatives |
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| a slave counted as three-fifths of a person in census counts for representation |
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| Also, the Constitution enabled a state to shut off slave importation if it wanted after ___ |
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| How long did federal chief justices serve? |
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| By the end of the Convention, on ___ only 42 of the original 55 were still there to sign the Constitution |
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| favored the proposed stronger government |
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| opposed to the Constitution |
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| mostly the poor farmers, the illiterate, and states rights devotees |
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| more respectable and generally embraced the cultured and propertied groups, and many were former Loyalists |
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| first large state to ratify the Constitution |
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