THE CONSTITUTION Issues
How did the authors of the C create a federal system
they divided power between the state and national governments
What Frenchman believed that governments should have strict limits...that gov. powers should be separated and he called for 3 branches of gov
Baron De Montesquieu
WHAT WAS THE FAMOUS TRIAL OVER FREEDOM OF THE PRESS?
Zenger Trial which grew out of the NY assembly's struggles with the royally appointed Governor Cosby
What religion was spread by the Spanish as they entered the New World?
Roman Catholicism
Who was the Governor who called for a celebration of thanksgiving to God
William Bradford
What is Federalism?
It is division of powers between levels of government
Who believed in religious freedom, natural rights, and an end to torture
Voltaire
Who led the call for a complete break from England at the 2nd Continental Congress
John Adams of Mass.
Richard Henry Lee from VA proposed that the colonies..."are and of right ought to be free and independent states."(1776)
During the 1400, Europeans greatly desired spices from..
the Orient
Who was determined to from a colony practicing the separation of church and state?
Roger Williams
What people's groups were mainly supporters of the C
Business and large property owners...Federalists were well organized and financed. Argued that a strong stable government was the key to peace and economic growth
List 3 things Britisher John Locke believed in
natural rights (life, liberty and property), social contract (government's power comes from the people), and the right of revolution( gov can be changed or abolished if it doesn't meet the people's needs)
What is comprised in the 2nd main part of the Dec. of Indep?
A statement of grievances and accusations against King George III of England
DAILY!! For whom was the first permanent settlement in America named?
King James the 1st
What was the name of people, usually from Britain, who could not pay for all their passage to America
Indentured servants
What are four things that delegates at the C Convention agreed America needed?
a stronger central gov, better guarantees of property rights, chief executive, a court system, greater Congressional power to tax, regulate trade, and raise an army
From what nation did the concept of the Jury System arise
Ancient Greece- a group of fellow citizens decides the guile or innocence of a citizen accused of a crime
What was the three-fifths Compromise?
The Southern states wanted slaves to count in the population census for representation in the House of Representative, but not for tax purposes. Northern states felt just the opposite. Compro. was that each five slaves could count as three persons for both tax and representation purposes
Why was Delaware was different from other English colonies?
It was settled by Swedes
What was the occupation of the majority of early colonists?
farming
DOUBLE!!! What are the names of two of the authors of the Federalist Papers
Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton ( H and Jay both representing the NY Federalists)
Name one of America's political ideas that did not come from the Old World
The Iroquois Confederacy..uniting of 5 tribes to deal with the problems common to all 5 nations
Who could veto colonists laws?
Royal Governors
What kind of business organization did some Englishmen form to raise money for founding a colony?
Joint-stock Company
What is the name for the foothills of the Appalachians
the Piedmont