Chapter 2 Section 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Who was the first colony to organize as a state and draft a constitution? | New Hampshire |
| _____, all ___ colonies had organized them selves as a what and had their own what? | 1780; 13; state; constitution |
| Each colony had a ______(_____), a _________, and a _______________(_________) | legislature; bicameral; governor; court system; interpret the law |
| What is the only original constitution still in existence today? | Massachusetts Constitution-1780 |
| What were the three ways it was unusual? | 1. it distributed power evenly to the three branches 2. the governor and the courts could check the authority of the legislature 3. the constitution was created by a group of delegates elected by the people and the people voted to approve it |
| What does check mean? | Put in place |
| Other states had the similar things but not all three things | ... |
| What was the first written national government? | Articles of Confederation |
| The Articles of Confederation was a _____ _________ ____________ and had ______ _______ ___ ________. | One house legislature; one vote per state |
| The government would have control over what and the authority to deal with what? | The army; foreign countries |
| What were the Articles of Confederation's weaknesses? | 1. Couldn't raise an army 2. Couldn't tax 3. Could not enforce its laws 4. Couldn't require states to do anything 5. Required nine votes to pass a law 6. Unanimous for an amendment 7. Did not have a governor or court system |
| The revolutionary war ended with what? | The treaty of paris-1783 |
| Each state had a serious what from the war? | Debt issue |
| Congress had no _____ ___ _____ so therefore they could't pay of their _____. | Power to tax; debts |
| What did the government tax heavily? | Land and imports. (Both from other countries or states) |
| Who had particularly large land prices? | Massachusetts |
| Those who couldn't pay ______ ______ could not keep their _____. | Land prices; land |
| Who led the group of rebels? What was the name? What did they do? | Daniel Shay; Shay's rebellion; Burned down court houses |
| What is a militia? | army's that are reserved to fight |
| Massachusetts had no what? They could not call them to fight for them. | Militia |
| What was put down to show people that we need a strong national government? The government could not help what? | The rebellion was put down but it showed people why we needed a strong national government because there was no way for the national government to help the states |
| In 1787, the delegates from how many states met where to revise what? | 12; Philidelphia; Articles of Confederation |
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