U.S. Government
What was the first government organized under?
The Articles of Confederation
This person led the continental army to victory in the American Revolution?
George Washington
This event occurred after war veterans did not receive pay and farmers were in debt.
Shay's Rebellion
The Articles of Confederation wanted to make sure that the new government was not what?
Too Powerful
What branches of government did they have back then?
A. Legislative, executive and judicial branches
B. Executive, Lawfirm, and Legislature Branch
C. A Unicameral Congress
A Unicameral Congress
This abolitionist used the influence of the Massachusetts Constitution to file a lawsuit for freedom and win.
Elizabeth Freeman
This Constitution gave women the right to vote. The reasoning behind it was not about women's suffrage but more so over property rights.
Consistent laws would make trade what?
Fair and profitable for all citizens
What did the Articles of confederation develop?
A. a strong central government and a weak state government?
B. A strong national government and a strong state government.
C. A strong national government and a weak state government.
D. A strong state government and a weak central government.
A strong state government and a weak central government.
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
This Constitution was the most radical and democratic of them all. It emphasized the importance of legislation and stated there would be no state governor.
The Pennsylvania Constitution.
Due to Congress not having an army, they had to do what for protection?
Rely on the states to send troops and money which the states could deny.
The _________ government under the Articles was described as half starved and limping. It had no power to tax or regulate trade. Had no power over armed forces.
The National Government
This abolitionist sent a letter to Thomas Jefferson quoting from the Declaration of Independence to argue for the abolition of slavery.
Benjamin Banneker
John Adams drafted this Constitution to establish government branches and process checks and balances for the state government.
The Massachusetts Constitution
Changes to the Articles required unanimous consent meaning?
They had to get all 13 representatives from Congress to agree to any changes they wanted to make.
The __________Government had certain delegated powers, retained or kept sovereignty, freedom and independence. Kept powers to manage most manners and could tax.
State Government
This abolitionist wrote and autobiography that was used by other abolitionists to help end slavery in the U.S.
Olaudah Equiano
This system served as a means to add new states to the Union as well as settle any land disputes
The Northwest Territory
The Articles of Confederation was problem because it gave most of its power to....
The States