Ch. 5 Cantrell
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Magna Carta | the ______ ________ was a document that required British royalty to obey the same laws as other people |
| government | The Magna Carta showed it was important to limit the powers of... |
| Virginia Statue for Religious Feedom | ______ _______ ___ ______ _________ declared no person coul be forced to attend church or pay for a church with taxes |
| religious | Tomas Jefferson's ideas were different because he felt that the government had no right to control _______ choice |
| Northwest Ordinence of 1787 | The ________ ________ _____ _____ made education a basic right by providing public education for all citizens |
| slavery | the northwest ordinance of 1787 established a standard for _______ in future territories of the U.S. |
| 60,000 | Under Northwest Ordinance of 1787 a territory could apply for statehood when it hd __________ people and a drafted constitution |
| Western | the Land Ordinance of 1785 was used to set up a system for dividing __________ lands |
| Western | Congress passed these ordinances because they had to decide what to do with the __________ lands |
| townships | Land was split into ___________ and then each township was divided into a smaller lot |
| abolation movement | The banning if slavery in some state condtitutions was signifigant because it marked the begginings of the _________ __________ |
| state constitutions | The creation of governments with limited pwaer was a charicteristic of most... |
| Articles of Confederation | The Declaration of Independence Influenced the _________ _______ ________ because it condemned the power of the British King over the colonies, which was reflected in the creation of a limited government |
| Articles of Confederation | The ______ ______ ______ established the first national government of the United States |
| Shay's Rebellion | In response to ________ _______ the government anounced a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation |
| Massachusetts | The ____________ policy that forced them to pay taxes on land was the main cause of Shay's Rebellion |
| central government | Following Shay's Rebellion, most people wanted a stong ________ __________ |
| confederation government | The signifigance of Shay's Rebellion was that it showed Americans the weakness of the ___________ ___________ |
| army | The Articles of Confederation made it difficult for the government to protect land or citizens because there was no ____ and they could not ask states for soldiers |
| debt | The Articles of Confederation gave Congress little power to pass or enforce nationwide laws and tariffs, which ultametly led to increase ____ |
| state government | The Articles created a weak government that had little control over the actions of individual ______ __________ which made them ineffective in solving internal problems |
| individual liberty | The A of C failed to implement the ideas set forth in the D of I by not protecting... |
| imports and exports | Great Britain placed a high tariff on __________ ___ _______ which forced Americans a higher price for goods |
| Mississippi River | In 1784 Spain closed the lowe_______ _________ which caused trade problems |
| federal government | The Virginia Plan suggested giving the__________ __________ supreme power and dividing the government into three branches |
| Great Compromise | The __________ _____________ created a bicameral legislature where one house was based on population, and the other would have equal representation |
| population | North and South disagreed about slaves because the south wanted slaves to count toward their _________ |
| three fifths compromise | The North and South agreed on the ______ ________ _____________ |
| federalism | ______ is where powers are shared between federal snd state governments |
| popular sovereignty | the Constitution attempted to follow the D ofI by protecting _________ __________ |
| foreign policy | Under the constitution, only the national government has the power to establish ______ _______ |
| state | Both federal and ____ governments share the power to establish courts |
| states | Establishing schools is a power held only by the _________ |
| Checks and Balances | ________ ___ ________ were created to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful |
| currency | The decision to give the power to coin money to the federal government was so that only one type of _____ would be used |
| Morris | During the writimg of the comstitution, Govenuer ______ of News York fought for the slaves |
| Anti federalists | _________ __________ thought that the constitution gave too much power to the central government |
| Federalists Papers | The _________ _____________ tried to assure the people that the government would not overpower the states |
| liberties | The Bill of Rights was a document added to the constitution that ensured the protection of individual rights and what |
| flexible | One reason the constituion has been around so long is because it is so __________ to meet the needs of a changing nation |
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