Articles of Confederation Pt. I
The first written plan for government in the United States. It was the first Constitution.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
What was the only branch the central government had under the rule of the Articles of Confederation?
Legislative
What is a compromise?
A compromise is a settlement in which both sides give up something in order to reach an agreement.
What were the 2 main groups at the Constitutional Convention?
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
What was the Boston Tea Party?
Extra 100 pts: What act triggered this?
When colonists dressed as Indians as dumped Tea over the Harbor in rebellion against Great Britian.
Extra 100: The Tea Act
To approve
Ex: it was approved in 1781
What does ratify mean?
What were the Anti-Federalists view?
Anti-Federalists: They opposed ratifying the Constitution. Did NOT want strong national gov't. Wanted power to remain in the states b/c they were scared of creating another KG3 situation.
What was created at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constituion
What were the Federalists view?
Federalists: They supported the ratification of the Constitution. Wanted strong national gov't. Wanted power taken from the states
The American Revolution started in which year?
1775
Representative
What does "delegate" mean?
True or False: Under the rule of the Articles of Confederation the central government had more power than the states.
False
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To strengthen/fix the Articles of Confederation
How many states needed to approve to change a law?
9 out of 13
What were the two main groups of colonists?
Extra 100 pts: Why were they called this?
Patriots and Loyalists
Extra 100 pts:
Loyalists: Loyal to KG3
Patriots: Wanted independence from KG3
Government document that came before the Articles of Confederation
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Daniel Shays's was a _____________ who owed a lot of _____________.
Farmer, taxes
What questions were resolved with the Great Compromise?
How should states be represented in the legislative body? Who would have control - the small states or the large states? The Constitution
How many states needed to approve to change the Articles of Confederation?
13 out of 13
What is the form of government where Kings and Queens rule and have unlimited power?
Absolute Monarchy
Group of writers of the Articles of Confederation?
What is the 2nd Continental Congress
What were some of the weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation?
Congress could not tax or regulate trade between the states. There was no executive.
What did the Anti-Federalists want included in the Constitution?
What was the Great Compromise?
Compromise made between the large states and small states for determining political representation in government. It took parts from both the New Jersey and Virginia Plan.
A form of government where citizens choose people to represent them.
Representative Democracy