Articles of Confederation
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got how many votes in Congress?
One
Double Jeopardy: Which area was being fought over during the French and Indian War?
The Ohio River Valley
Daniel Shays was angry at the government of ___ over ___,
1. Massachusetts (state government)
2. unfair taxes
In a social contract, what exchange is made?
People give up some rights in order to have the rest of their rights protected by the government.
The US Constitution, Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, English Bill of Rights, and Articles of Confederation are all examples of this:
Social Contracts
In a confederation, what government entity has most of the power?
State governments have more power than the federal/central government.
The period that the British took a hands off approach to governing the colonies that lasted about 100 years is known as what:
The Period of Salutary Neglect.
Large cities emerged in what groups of colonies, based on close knit towns and extensive trade?
New England and Middle
Why did colonists get angry about the Proclamation Line of 1763?
They had fought in the French and Indian War for the right to move westward into the very territory that the King was demanding they stay out of.
When a government becomes tyrannical or fails to protect the rights of the people, John Locke believed that the people have the . . .
right to revolt, right of revolution
Double Jeopardy: During what event were the Articles of Confederation written, and by whom?
During the American Revolutionary War, the Second Continental Congress
This major conflict led to British Empire refocusing on the 13 Colonies:
The French and Indian War
What was the connection between geography and the economy in the Southern colonies?
A warm climate, long growing season, and rich soil mean that it was prime land for growing labor intensive cash crops on huge work farms using the labor of enslaved people.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
A series of laws and orders passed by Parliament in order to punish Boston and the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness are considered what, and who grants them?
Natural rights; every person is born with them.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government did not have the power to . . . (2 things)
1. Collect taxes
2. Call up an army
3. Enforce laws
4. Interpret laws
What was the immediate cause and effect of the Boston Tea Party?
1. Cause: The Tea Act
2. Effect: The Intolerable Acts
What colonial region was known for specifically NOT being religiously tolerant and which region was religiously tolerant and diverse?
1. New England Colonies
2. Middle Colonies
People create ____ through a ____ to avoid a ____ where peoples' rights are not safe.
government, social contract, state of nature
Both the barons in 1215 and members of Parliament in 1688 signed documents with the current King of England. Both were designed at preventing more abuses of power and making sure the king followed ___
the rule of law/the law
The Land Ordinances were seen as positives under the Articles of Confederation because . . . (2 reasons)
1. They created rules to become a state, establishing boundaries for current states.
2. The central Government established itself as the power when it come to disputed lands.
3. Slavery was banned in the Northwest Territory.
4. Allowed the central government to raise funds from selling land.
5. Guaranteed natural rights to settlers.
6. Set aside land for public education.
The Declaration of Independence explained that the founders believed that government exists to ____ and that its power comes from ____
2. the consent of the governed/the people
The Northwest Territory
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan
During the American Revolution, colonists were largely angry about taxes because ___.
they were not represented in Parliament, the principle of the taxes.
Did have - legislative branch (Congress)
Did not have: executive branch (President) or judicial branch (Supreme Court)