What are two distinctions between Northern and Southern colonies?
1. Northern colonies focused on trade while Southern colonies focused on plantations.
2. Southern colonies were spread apart on large plantations, and Northern colonies were made of many towns.
Which rebellion showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Shay's Rebellion
Which political party supported a Federal Bank?
Why were the Articles of Confederation written to create a weak government?
The new country feared that a strong government would take control of the country and abuse it.
What was the name of the clause that gave the federal government power beyond the Constitution?
The Elastic Clause
What is something that both Northern and Southern colonies had in common?
Both colonies used local governments that used representative governments.
How did the Whiskey Rebellion show the Constitution's strength?
George Washington was able to lead an army to suppress a rebellion for the first time.
Which political party supported tariffs and excise taxes?
The Federalists (Northern Colonies)
Was the Bill of Rights passed before or after the Constitution?
After
What were two things that George Washington warned the country of in his Farewell Address?
1. No political parties.
2. No foreign alliances.
What do the Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses, and Town Meetings all have in common?
They are all representative forms of government in the colonies.
What were the names of the policies that caused the War of 1812?
What did federalists and anti-federalists disagree the most on?
How much power the federal government should be given.
What agreement did the Great Compromise make about representation in Congress?
The Senate would take an equal number of representatives from every state.
Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on state populations.
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts? (Define both.)
Alien Acts - increased age of immigration and allowed the president to deport anyone
Sedition Acts - kept people from speaking falsely about the government
Why did England begin to tax the colonies? AND What is the name of the policy that came to an end because of taxing?
French and Indian War
Salutary Neglect
What type of worker was most likely to be a Dem/Rep and riot if they were taxed to heavily?
Farmers
In order to create the National Bank and establish war debt as a national debt, what were Dem/Rep given?
The capital moved to a southern region.
Why did the South benefit from the 3/5 compromise?
They were able to have slaves count towards representation which gave them more power in Congress.
What are the name of powers that are shared by both the federal and state government?
Concurrent Powers.
What are 3 things that the Declaration of Independence did?
1. Declare independence
2. List grievances against the king
3. List belief about natural rights and government
True or False: Both Federalists and Dem/Rep wanted to pay off all war debt.
True
What do the National Bank and the passage of the Sedition Acts have in common?
The Dem/Rep both believed they were unconstitutional and shouldn't be passed.
What were 4 weaknesses of the AOC?
1. The federal government couldn't tax.
2. The federal government had no standing army.
3. Each state only had 1 vote in Congress.
4. There was no judicial branch.
What was the result of Marbury vs. Madison? What does it MEAN?
Judicial Review was created. The Supreme Court has the power to declare something unconstitutional.