...had met in the Philadelphia as well as other cities and they didn’t have any thing that would form the basis of the constitution. And this constitution had a long way for it be plan out. So the articles of the confederation they had been very had for the 13 colonies to agree with anything so they disagreed on the boundaries of the land in the west of all the states. And when these articles had been ratified they had been a new phase of war thay was going to be close The americans livening in the colonies they had wanted a contract that would have give the principles that had been basic. And they had all shared the state constitutions...
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...as something that it is not. For example it did little to almost nothing when it came to social matters, like the topic of slavery or women’s rights. What the colonist wanted in the beginning of this revolution was simple, they asked for the restoration of English liberty, equal representation, and equal English values that English men had in Great Britain. The idea of breaking away from the crown started to emerge in the 1770’s. After the French and Indian war, Great Britain started to tax the colonist heavily, and in 1772 Samuel Adams wrote The Rights of the Colonist which move the colonist towards a more Lockean way...
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...1807-Britian and France imposed trade restriction in order to weaken each other’s economies. Resulting in testing the Americas Neutrality and hurting their trading. Jefferson passed this document restricting neutral trade to the U.S. docs Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists (1780). Stronger central government, state representation from states each 2 representatives, no Bill of Rights, Articles of Confederation useless, because states had more power, wanted larger public, and they believed in large farming and industrialization,.. antif federalist, wanted state rights, wanted add the House of Represeantives, Bill of Rights, they thought the aritcles needed to be ratified not taken away completely, smaller public, believed Americas future is small farming Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans (1790s) – Hamiltonians (known as federalist party) vs. the Jeffersonians (Democratic Party) Differences between Federalist stances (1780s) vs. Federalist Party stances (1790s)- Federalist of 1780-Stronger central government, state representation from states each 2 representatives, no Bill of Rights, Articles of Confederation useless, because states had more power, wanted larger public, and they believed in large farming and industrialization.. Federalist Party Stances of (1790)- Led by Alexander Hamilton strong central government led by the wealthy and industry, emphasis on manufacturing ,trading, and shipping.. loose interpretation...
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...The first challenge the Americans faced was the creation and establishment of a new government, as it was best if the Americans implemented a government different than the British Empire. To resolve this challenge, the Americans sought to establish a republic, as well as a compromise between those who wanted a strong central government and those who wanted a weak government, however it did have it pros and cons. Some of the pros, for example, were the power of the government to declare war, to handle disputes between states, and that rights carried over from state to state. The cons, on the other hand, included the inability of the government to raise an army, as well as the inability of the government to raise taxes, among others. This was known as the Articles of...
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...III) Articles of Confed a) Confederation b) Specific Terms c) General Results d) Shays Rebellion IV) Constitution a) 4 key debates B) Specific terms of the articles (about the national govt.) • Unicameral legislature • No power to tax • No power to raise army • No executive branch (could make laws but not enforce them) • No judicial branch • Unanimous vote needed to change Articles C) General results of the Articles • Weak and incomplete national govt. • Economic chaos o States fund the war by borrowing money from federal govt. o Govt. wants the money back o Economy dries up and leads to a “trade war” with competing interest o States taxes their own citizens since they can’t borrow money o People (mostly farmers) lose their possessions and property since they can’t pay taxes o Damages the economy even more since farm family is out of work • No sufficient national defense o Enemy 1 the British o French and the Spanish also potential threats o Native Indian tribes also potential threat • States are left largely on their own (13 separate states, no unity) D) Shay’s Rebellion 4 Key debates 1. Representation of the states (large population vs. small population) o States might be equal but not for individuals o Creates a Bicameral Legislation (2 houses) 1. Senate 2. House of reps (representation based on population) which is known as “the great compromise” o Defensive compromise; better at not getting stuff done than getting stuff done. 2. Slavery...
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...US/AZ Government-Pre-Test Section 1 of this examination contains 100 multiple-choice questions. Therefore, please be careful to fill in only the ovals that are preceded by numbers 1 through 100 on your answer sheet. After you have decided which of the suggested answers is best, COMPLETELY fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet. Give only one answer to each question. If you change an answer, be sure that the previous mark is erased completely. 1) The Preamble to the Constitution begins A) "We the People . . ." B) "Four score and seven years ago . . ." C) "When in the course of human events . . ." D) "In order to form a more perfect Union . . .” E) "These are the times that try men's souls . . .” 2) A social contract theory of government was proposed by A) Plato and Aristotle. B) Aquinas and Luther. C) Newton and the separatists. D) Locke and Hobbes. E) Plato and Luther. 3) Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government sets out a theory of A) the divine rights of kings. B) aristocracy. C) democracy. D) republicanism. E) natural rights. 4) Indirect democracy is based on A) consensus. B) unanimity. C) the system of government used in ancient Greece. D) representation. E) "mob rule." 5) Republics are A) representative democracies. B) direct democracies. C) a hallmark of unitary governments. D) frequently found in totalitarian regimes. E) another name for states. 6) Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence? A) George...
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...APUSH Study Guide 8 A weak Confederacy and the Constitution, 1776-1790 Themes/Constructs: The federal Constitution represented a moderately conservative reaction against the democratilizing effects of the Revolution and the Articles of Confederation. The American Revolution was not a radical transformation like the French or Russian revolutions, but it produced political innovations and some social change in the direction of greater equality and democracy. The American Revolution did not overturn the social order, but it did produce substantial changes in social customs, political institutions, and ideas about society and government. Among the changes were the separation of church and state in some places, the abolition of slavery in the North, written political constitutions, and a shift in political power from the eastern seaboard toward the frontier. The first weak government, the Articles of Confederation, was unable to exercise real authority, although it did successfully deal with the western lands issue. The Confederation’s weakness in handling foreign policy, commerce and the Shays Rebellion spurred the movement to alter the Articles. Instead of revising the Articles, the well-off delegates to the Constitutional Convention created a charter for a whole new government. In a series of compromises, the convention produced a plan that provided for a vigorous central government, a strong executive, the protection for property, while still upholding republican...
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...While the Civil War was devastating for the United States in terms of human loss of life, it was also the event that caused the American states to finally become united. What were the major events that led to secession and the beginning of the Civil War? Here is a list of the top nine events that led progressively towards the Civil War listed in chronological order. 1. The Mexican War Ended - 1848 With the end of the Mexican War, America was ceded western territories. This posed a problem: as these new territories would be admitted as states, would they be free or slave? To deal with this, Congress passed the Compromise of 1850 which basically made California free and allowed the people to pick in Utah and New Mexico. This ability of a state to decide whether it would allow slavery was called popular sovereignty. Sponsored Links Civil War History & MoreCivil War Stories, Photos & More. Join The History Club. Free Issue.thehistorychannelclub.com Pulitzer WinnersSun on C-SPAN2’s Book TV Pulitzer Winners, 9:45am-1:15pmET.www.booktv.org TalkPointVirtual Meetings & Events Cost Effective Webcasting Solutionswww.talkpointcommunications.com 2. Fugitive Slave Act - 1850 The Fugitive Slave Act was passed as part of the Compromise of 1850. This act forced any federal official who did not arrest a runaway slave liable to pay a fine. This was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 and caused many abolitionists to increase their efforts against slavery. This act increased...
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...Washington On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. "As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent," he wrote James Madison, "it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles." Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, he learned the morals, manners, and body of knowledge requisite for an 18th century Virginia gentleman. He pursued two intertwined interests: military arts and western expansion. At 16 he helped survey Shenandoah lands for Thomas, Lord Fairfax. Commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War. The next year, as an aide to Gen. Edward Braddock, he escaped injury although four bullets ripped his coat and two horses were shot from under him. From 1759 to the outbreak of the American Revolution, Washington managed his lands around Mount Vernon and served in the Virginia House of Burgesses. Married to a widow, Martha Dandridge Custis, he devoted himself to a busy and happy life. But like his fellow planters, Washington felt himself exploited by British merchants and hampered by British regulations. As the quarrel with the mother country grew acute, he moderately but firmly voiced his resistance to the restrictions. When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington...
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...Documents | Summary | What was its influence on the Constitution? | Magna Carta | The Magna Carter gave the colonist the belief that they had the same rights and opportunities as the Englishmen. The 5th amendment derived from the Magna Carta(http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/) | The Magna Carta helped inspire the 5th amendment guaranteed proceedings for the law of the land(http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/) | Mayflower Compact | The purpose of the Mayflower Compact was to set up a government that the colonist can live by in their settlements | The Mayflower Compact served as the main foundation of the US Constitution. It basically laid down the basic laws that are present in it. . | Articles of Confederation | | | Northwest Ordinance | | | Declaration of Independence | Helped form the USA and separate from British power. The declaration of independence set up the rules for the new country | This gave the people the right to be free and to equals | Philosophers | Who was this? | How did his writings influence the Constitution? | Thomas Hobbes | Hobbes is the founding father of political philosophy(Hobbes, Thomas (1998 [1642]) On the Citizen, ed & trans Richard Tuck and Michael Silverthorne (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge) | Hobbes basically said that each individual has the right everything. | John Locke | John Locke was considered one of Britains greatest Philosphers and the father of Empiricism...
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...The people of the United States believed that if any tax after the war were to be imposed on the colonies then the war effort would have been for nothing. This economic strategy of taxation could not be used with the Articles of Confederation as the central government had very limited power. The federal government could not directly and forcefully tax any state; under the Articles, it could simply ask states to pay taxes. What determined the nature of the United States government was the economic state of the country at the time, including all of the stipulations the people wanted for a fair democratic form of government. The need for a strong government was imminent, so began the constitutional convention in 1787. Taxes would not be accepted by the colonists if representation of the people was obsolete. In order for taxation to occur Virginia and New Jersey created plans for how the government should run. This showed how influential the way the economy and the concept of representation in the government was key throughout the colonies. Once a sound government...
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...instead of one unanimous nation. Under the Articles of Confederation, the government of United States was extremely weak. This weakness could possibly draw European powers in establishing a foreign influence on the nation. Therefore America created a stronger union through the establishment of the Constitution, hoping to secure a stronger government and avoid foreign invasion. The “Holy Alliance” of Europe between France, Austria, Russian and Prussian is the main contribution of fear to America. “If the French, with the support of the Holy Allies, could intervene in Spain, what would stop them from undertaking a similar action in Spain’s rebellious American colonies?” (49) There is a chance that Holy Alliance might have created both the real and imagined threat in which they would take advantage of their allies and intervene the independence movement in South America. COMPARE Throughout this book the author maintained an objective voice, which shows the different possibilities if the doctrine was not twisted or turned in a way that favored different administration’s need. In America, Pathways to the Present, the authors mentioned about James Monroe encouraging nationalism to the Americans. However the book America, Pathways to the Presents, failed to mention what United States was eager to accomplish. “The Monroe administration framed the message in negative terms: they stated what European power could not do, but dodged the question of what the United States would do,” (Sexton,...
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...and with "the colossal and total interests being alluded to the national, the neighborhood and specific to the State councils" the power would not be brought together, along these lines making it "more troublesome for unworthy possibility to rehearse the horrendous expressions by which decisions are over and over again conveyed"(Federalist No.10). Moreover, according to the Chapter 2 power point, we can know that the Constitution is the basic law of society, It is society’s rule book, provides a general vision, creates political structures and how those structures will function and it places limits on power and establishes rights(Chapter2 power point). Furthermore, the main reason that I learned was to replace or substitute the Articles of Confederation, which allowed too little energy to control the government. What’s more, the intention for the Constitution was to confine the energy of the national government. In this class, I learned Civil liberties also named Civil rights. Let us image a situation, if we talk about political, I think the words “civil rights” and “democracy” must be the topics. In chapter 3 Civil liberties, we talked about civil liberties, according the power point, we can know that civil liberties is an absolute freedom in some activities that people may want to perform, speech and so on. Liberty is the capacity of a person to seek after their own particular objectives with negligible obstruction from outside powers. Democracy is run by the general population...
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...on edge southerners into a panic. The south felt their ‘way of life’ was being threatened, in response they set out to isolate themselves from the rest of the United States. The south argued they were fighting for states rights but the only state right they were fighting for was slavery. The south used federalism ideology to protect the institution of slavery. Although they used a few states right’s arguments such as the Kansas Nebraska act, the ultimate power was at a federal level (moving from the Articles of Confederation to the US Constitution, the states authority was trumped by the federal government) making federalism the dominant ideology. The south supported the national fugitive slave law, the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision, and wanted a national slave code. In the Compromise of 1850 the National Fugitive Slave Law was passed. The compromise essentially kept slavery from spreading to the western territories acquired by the US from Mexico but to appease the pro-slavery southerners a national fugitive slave law was passed. The National Fugitive Slave Law would require states to return fugitive slaves regardless of states laws protecting fugitive slaves. This requires the federal government to over ride a states authority, as this law was requested by southerners it shows southerners using federalism over states rights. The south is using federalism to directly trump states rights, although the south is fighting for, states rights. Prior to the Dred Scott decision...
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...back home in Britain. This was an outrage to the Americans, the colonies had to come together to deiced what they were going to do get rid of the British. They eventually knew that they needed to take the British to war so they could finally separate from them. ! On April 19, 1775 the war began in Concord and Lexington where the British tried to sneak up on the Americans and disarm them and capture leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock in the morning hours of the day. From a series of horseback riders like Paul Revere, the word was able to be spread that the British were on there way. After a series of defeats like Bunker Hill, Long Island, and New York. The American battled back in Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown where they cornered Cornwallis and his troops and made his surrender. In 1783 the Treaty of Paris was signed to give America its Freedom from Britain. ! Following the American Revolution the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation in 1777. It had no authority in interstate disputes and only could request taxes and troops from individual states. A few year later came the Northwest Ordinances of !784, 85, and 87 formulating a policy for new states west of the Appalachian Mountains. ! 1780’s Massachusetts farmers were struggling with high debt as they tried to start new farms. Massachusetts unlike any other state didn’t pass new Pro- Debtor Laws that entitled debt to be forgiven and more paper money to be printed....
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