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| socially inept Virginian (Federalist) who played a large role in writing/ratifying constitution. Arranged cession of NW Territory lands. Served on continental congress. Federalist papers. |
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| (federalist) NY rep @ Constitution convention. The Federalist papers. |
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| brother of Sam Adams. Mass. Constitutional Congress rep. Supported original suffrage requirements (property, white male) |
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| leader of Shay's Rebellion (tax revolts-you're just as bad as king george) Mass. 1886 |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| US government established in 1778 (loose confederation of states for defense) weakness led to writing of constitution |
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| the view that gov. needs to rest on the consent of the governed. Government needs to stay small. good leaders. Representative government. |
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| a list of gaurenteed/inherient rights. in many state constitutions. Anti Federalists insisted that it be included in the constitution. |
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| right to vote. In 18th century limited to white property holding males. |
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| ending slavery in steps. Ex. letting children born to slaves free. Happened often in mid/northern states |
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| laws that detirmined when/how slaves could be freed by owners. Many semi-slave dependent states adopted it to ease restrictions on emancipation. |
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| land previously belonging to VA and Conn. given up to become slave free, gridded states (Thomas Jefferson wrote ordinances guiding the process) |
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| a series of ordinances that proclaimed how (gave a solid plan-no slaves, grids, et) the northwest Territory was to become states. |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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| Philadelphia 1787, group of delagates called together to revise the articles of confederation. Scrapped it and wrote constitution (figured the articles were so screwed, they couldn't be revised) |
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| on plan contrived at the contitutional convention. James Madison's doing. 3 part, bicameral congress, based on population - practically eliminated small states' voices. Strong executive branch. |
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| Plan contrived at the constitutional convention written by smaller states (and very similar to articles of confederation) plural presidency, unicameral-state reps. |
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compromise between Virginia/New Jersey
bicameral-1 states based, 1 population based |
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how the poplation was determined for HOR (yes I know what that sounds like when spoken aloud)
all freemen and 3/5 all other people
indirectly talked about slaves |
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| collection of eloquent and persausive papers written mostly by James Madison and Alexander Hamilton arguing all the defenses against Anti Federalist claims |
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| collection of eloquent and persausive papers written mostly by James Madison and Alexander Hamilton arguing all the defenses against Anti Federalist claims |
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| different sections of the government have different powers and limits and structures to 'check' each other and minimize corruption (evens it out) |
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