paying debt
true or false In ancient Sumer around 3000 BC, people unable to pay what they owed often became labor servants to creditors until their work cleared the balance
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Pro-slavery writers argued that this system was economically productive and necessary for plantation agriculture, while abolitionists argued that its economic benefits could not justify the exploitation of human beings.
What is slavery?
This was the political party led by Alexander Hamilton that supported a strong national government.
what is federalism
This rebellion of Massachusetts farmers in 1786–1787 showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
These four laws were passed by Congress in 1798 during John Adams's presidency.
what are the Alien and Sedition Acts
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This cash crop became the foundation of the Southern economy and was produced largely through enslaved labor.
what is cottonn
This party was led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and generally favored stronger state governments.
What are the Democratic-Republicans?
This rebellion of Massachusetts farmers in 1786–1787 showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
This president signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law.
who is John Adams
After the Revolutionary War, the new U.S. government faced large debts from fighting this war.
What is the American Revolution
Southern defenders of slavery argued that this labor system was essential to maintaining their profitable plantation economy.
what is enslaved labor
This Federalist leader believed the United States needed a strong central government and a national bank.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This was the first governing document of the United States, but it gave the national government too little power to tax and regulate trade.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
his political party strongly opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts, arguing they threatened freedom of speech and the press.
Democratic-Republicans?
Hamilton proposed this tax on a popular distilled beverage to help raise money for the federal government.
What is the whiskey tax?
Critics of slavery argued that this system concentrated wealth in the hands of plantation owners while denying enslaved people wages and economic freedom.
Answer: What is slavery?
This future president opposed Hamilton's financial program and became the leader of the Democratic-Republicans.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This compromise settled a major disagreement between large and small states by creating a two-house Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?
These two future presidents secretly authored resolutions arguing that states could challenge unconstitutional federal laws
Who are Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?
his 1790 agreement helped resolve the dispute over paying state debts and also established the location of the nation's capital.
What is the Compromise of 1790?
This international industry depended heavily on American cotton, connecting Southern plantations to factories and consumers overseas.
what is textile industry
This 1790s conflict over a proposed federal bank helped deepen disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson.
What is the National Bank debate?
his compromise addressed the dispute between Northern and Southern states over how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The Alien Acts gave the president greater power over immigrants from countries considered hostile to the United States.
What are France and other foreign nations?