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| What were the goals of the writers of the state constituitons? |
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| to place limited power on the government and to keep power in the hands of the people. |
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| State constitutions made which branch of government the most powerful? |
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| What plan for a national government did Congress adopt in November 1777? |
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| The Articles of Confederation |
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| What could Congress do and not do under this plan? |
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could= conduct foreign affairs, maintain armed forces, borrow money and issue currency.
couldn't= regulate trade, force citizens to join the army or impose taxes |
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| When did the Confederation formally become the government of the United States? |
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| Who proposed the 1784 plan to divide the Western territory into self-governing districts? |
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| What did the Ordinance of 1785 establish? |
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| a procedure for surveying and selling western lands north of the Ohio river. |
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| What did the Ordinance of 1785 establish? |
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| a procedure for surveying and selling western lands north of the Ohio river. |
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| Why did the value of the money printed during the Revolutionary War plummet? |
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| no gold or silver backed it up |
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| What did Robert Morris propose to help pay the national debt? |
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| a 5% tax on imported goods. |
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| Why did the British trade policy upset American merchants? |
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| The British were keeping Americans out of the West Indies and other profitable British markets. |
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| What did Spain do to halt American expansion into its territory? |
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| block the Mississippi River to shipping |
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| What British document provided an important model for the Americans? |
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| The English Bill of Rights of 1689 |
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| What idea did the Enlightment provoke? |
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| knowledge, reason and science as the means to improve society |
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| sharing power between the federal and state powers |
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| Under the new system, what became the final and supreme authority in disputes between the federal government and state governments? |
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| What are the powers of Congress? |
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| legislative, executive and judicial |
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| Who or what indirectly elects the president and vice president? |
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| Which courts are included in the judicial branch? |
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| The Supreme Court and a few lower selected federal courts |
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| What does the seperation of powers prevent? |
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| one branch dominating the others |
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| What did the new government pledge? |
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| to protect the personal freedoms of its citizens |
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| What are the names of otwo highly respected men who were Federalists? |
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| George Washinton and Benjamin Franklin |
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| Why did the Antifederalists fear an energetic central government? |
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| oppression; a few ppl controlling many was intimidating |
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| What was the strongest critcism against the new Constitution? |
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| there was no bill of rights |
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| What two states were important to the future of the new government? |
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| When would a bill of rights be added to the constitution? |
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| After the war, America had a shortage of what? |
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| Who suffered because they couldn't sell their goods after the war? |
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| Who suffered because they couldn't sell their goods after the war? |
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| What did state officials seized from farmers when they couldn't pay their state taxes? |
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| What was the name of the event that happened in January 1787 in which more than 1,000 farmers marched tot he federal arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts? |
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| Who organized the first antislavery society in 1774 in Pennslyvania? |
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| James Madison and who were active in the movement to reform the Articles of Confederation? |
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| In what city did the COnstitutional Convention take place in May 1787. |
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| The delegates unanimously chose who as presiding officer? |
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| Endmund Randolph introduced the what, which called for a two-house legislature, a chief executive chosen by the legislature, and a court system? |
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| Delegates from small states objected to the Virginia Plan because representatives were chosen according to the _______ of the state. |
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| What agreement did Robert Sherman propose in order to resolve the convention;s disagreements? |
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| Congress wouldn't interfere with what until 1808? |
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| When did delegates assembele to sign the Constitution? |
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