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Unit 8 WV Studies Moss (pre civics)

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What powers did the new government have under the Articles of Confederation?
Declare war
Coin Money
Establish post offices
send or recall ambassadors
What important powers did the US Government not have?
No power of taxation
No power to regulate interstate commerce
No national court system
No national executive (President)
These two men organized the Constitutional Convention of 1787
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Where was the 1787 Constitutional Convention held?
Philadelphia, PA
What 2 groups appeared during the ratification debate
Federalists (for Constitution)
Anti-Federalists (against Constitution)
The chairman of the convention that created the US Constitution was.......
George Washington
How long did the US Constitutional Convention last?
From May-September of 1787
Who was the oldest delegate of the US Constitutional Convention of 1787?
Ben Franklin at 81
How many men signed the finished Constitution?
39 men
What was the room that held the Constitutional Convention like?
Very hot
Meetings held in secret
Fairly small room
Windows, doors, and shuddders closed for secrecy
The Articles of Confederation were...
the official plan of government for the new American government
When were the Articles of Confederation created
1781 during the American Revolution.
With the Articles of Confederation who had the vast majority of power?
The States
Who proposed the Virginia Plan?
Edmund Randolph of Virginia
Who wrote the Virginia Plan?
James Madison
Who supported the Virginia Plan?
Large States
What did the Virginia Plan call for?
1. Bicameral Legislature (2 Houses)
2. Lower house members elected by qualified voters.
3. State legislatures would select the upper house members.
4. Called for an Executive Branch
5. Called for a Judicial Branch
Who created the New Jersey Plan
William Patterson
What did the New Jersey Plan call for?
1. Congress would be unicameral (1 House)
2. Each state would get one vote in Congress
3. Based on the Articles of Confederation.
Who supported the New Jersey plan.
Small states
The Great Compromise stated the upper house (Senate) would have how many members selected from each state?
2 members selected by the state legislature
The Great Compromise stated that the lower house (House of Representatives) would be based on what.
Population of the state
What did the 3/5 Compromise say?
Slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person for representation in the House of Representatives.
A two house legislature....
Bicameral
Sent by one country as a representative to another...
Ambassador
A way to settle disagreements
Compromise
Framework of a government...
Constitution
Another word for approval....
Ratification
More than half
Majority
What does "The Duel" refer to?
Duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
Where did "The Duel" take place?
Weehawken, NJ
When did "The Duel" happen?
July 11, 1804
Who died in "The Duel"?
Alexander Hamilton
Who were the representatives from western Virginia to the 1829 VA Constitutional Convention?
Phillip Doddridge
Alexander Campbell
Lewis Summers
What were the main issues of the VA Constitutional Convention of 1829?
1. Suffrage (Right to Vote)
2. Representation
What are the geographic differences between eastern and western Virginia?
East is flat
West is mountainous.
What were the economic differences between eastern and western Virginia?
East-large plantations
West-small farms and industry (salt)
What were the religious differences between eastern and western Virginia?
East-Episcopal
West-many denominations
Who led a slave revolt in Augusta 1831?
Nat Turner
Who wrote a pamphlet against slavery?
Henry Ruffner
People who wanted to end slavery were called....
Abolitionists
What did pro and anti-slavery forces use to defend their position?
The Bible
Which Protestant religion supported slavery in the 1800's?
Episcopal
What arguments did those who supported slavery use?
Founding Fathers did not reject slavery.
Slavery was in the Bible.
If slavery was profitable in the West it would have been accepted.
What arguments did those who opposed slavery use?
Slavery was against the Declaration of Independence.
Slavery was against the teachings of the Bible
What church split over the slavery issue?
Methodist
What were the results of the VA Constitutional Convention of 1850?
1. Representation-slaves would no longer be counted towards representation.
2. Voting regulations-property ownership abolished, white males age 21
3. Capitation tax-a tax on every voter.
As a result of the Convention of 1850, jurors would....
1. Be paid
2. Be registered voters
3. No longer be courthouse loungers
What did the growth and prosperity of the west depend on?
Internal improvements and closer connections with the industrial North
Toll road with a swinging barrier across it
Turnpike
Internal improvements needed in western Virginia were...
Roads
Bridges
Other transportation needs
The process of freeing slaves....
Emancipation
A citizen chosen to serve on a jury....
Juror
The vote by citizens in an election is.....
Popular vote
The process of redrawing the boundaries of voting districts is to....
Reapportion
Oldest college still operating in West Virginia
Bethany College
A tax on imported goods is known as a.....
Tariff
An exaggerated loyalty to the interest of one's own area is......
Sectionalism
The right to vote is known as.....
Suffrage
They were accused of treason along with Aaron Burr...
Harman and Margaret Blennerhassett
This railroad, running from Harpers Ferry to Wheeling, was completed in 1852
B&O Railroad
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