8th Grade Social Studies Chapter 3 Study Guide For Test;A More Perfect Union
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Quakers | In 1774 created the first Anti slavery society |
| Articles of Confederation | first document to govern America adopted in 1781 but no power to tax or enforce its laws;needed to be strengthen |
| James Madison | Thought power to be distributed through whole had to be balanced through corresponding responsibility,wrote the English bill of rights, Father of DOI |
| Popular Sovereignty | Authority of the people,government by consent of the governed |
| Checks & Balances | The 3 branches of gov't have roles check,limit the other so that no single branch dominates the o/ |
| Northwest Territory | TNO guaranteed certain rights,freedom of religion property rights. and trialed by jury;provided a democratic model for national expansion created new states with sovereignty Ohio was the first state admitted |
| Anti-federalist | Will not ratify the constitution without the addition of a bill of rights fear oppression; |
| Depression | Low economic activity -Southern plantations -damaged British closed profitable markets to America -State money varied -Farmers could not sell goods, or pay debts, thrown into jail |
| Manumission | Virginia Passed a law the freeing of the individual enslaved person states population of free African American grew |
| Enlightenment | Promoted Knowledge,reason and science to improve society was used in the constitution |
| Bicameral Legislature | 2 branches-legislature Governor-Ceo replaced charters:Judges & courts created laws |
| Shay's Rebellion | A rebel that lead many farmers to go to an arsenal to fight for the freedom of thoughs encarsarated -brought attention to the government that they couldnt unrest or prevent violence.Wake up call to set up a strong central gov't . |
| The New Jersey Plan | One house Legislature with one vote per state could set taxes and regulate trade.Deadlocked with Virginia's plan |
| Federalism | Sharing power between the federal and state gov't allow states to deal w/ the needs in their own way |
| Ratify | To officially approve of |
| Federalist Papers | Series of 85 essays defended the constitution"best commentary on the principals of gov't which was ever written" Defends the constitution |
| Patrick Henry | Defender of Colonial Rights |
| George Washington | Commanding General,1st President,attended the Philadelphia convention;"Thirteen Sovereignties pulling against each other." When he heard about Shays rebellion immidiately was up for the revision of the A.O.C |
| How were state governments organized ? | Governor,supreme court, representative |
| Why was Congress organized ? | To please both large and small (population) states |
| What did weakness of the Articles lead to ? | States wanted a strong central gov't |
| What does 9 of 13 mean ? | Meaning the ratio of states needed to ratify a law |
| Reform | To improve by as correction of errors of removing defects |
| Levy | An imposed tax to pay off a country region or debt |
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