Founding Principles
Which principle is illustrated in the creation of the Bill of Rights?
Individual/natural rights
What is salutary neglect?
Britain allowed colonies to self-govern; still tied ECONOMICALLY
Could the federal government collect taxes under the AOC? (Yes or No)
No
What is the other name for the Great Compromise?
Connecticut Compromise
What were the differences between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
VA - proportional representation based on population
NJ - equal representation, population doesn't matter
Type of government that has people vote for elected officials that represent them in the legislature
Republicanism
What did the British do to pay off the debt they gained during the French and Indian War?
tax the colonies
What kind of legislature did the AOC have?
unicameral; one house
Compromise that solved the slavery/proportional representation issue after the Connecticut Plan was put in place
3/5ths Compromise
Why did the AOC have such a weak central government?
Fear of having another tyrannical, oppressive government like they just did with King George
What is popular sovereignty?
people have the power (to vote)
What is mercantilism?
Economic system where countries create colonies and gain monopolies in order to gain as much wealth as possible
What major issue prompted the Annapolis Convention forming to fix the AOC, which then led to the Constitutional Convention?
Shays' Rebellion
What was the Slave Trade Compromise?
Southern states allowed the federal government to regulate all trade except the slave trade for 20 years (and then all trade including the slave trade after that)
What did the Second Continental Congress do?
Send Olive Branch Petition to King George
Difference between checks and balances and separation of powers
C&B= Each branch has the power to override the others
SoP= Government is split into three branches to avoid tyranny/too much power concentration
What did the Navigation Acts do?
Enforce mercantilism/only allow colonies to trade with Britain
Was there a president under the AOC? (Yes or No)
No
What is the other name for the Constitutional Convention?
Philadelphia Convention
What did the Declaratory Act say/do?
Colonists are still British subjects and must obey any law Parliament passes
What is federalism, and draw a picture to help you remember
Separation of government into levels (federal, state, and local)
Drawing should be a pyramid with F, then S, then L
What did the Tea Act do?
Allow BEI Company to control sale of tea, cutting prices and undercutting colonial merchants
What is sectionalism?
Name a Federalist (literally anyone from this time period who was a Federalist)
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, John Adams, George Washington
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
Decide how to respond to Intolerable/Coercive Acts