Articles of Confederation
True or false: the US government under the Articles of Confederation had a strong central government
False. It had a very weak central government; all the states were essentially independent.
The Bill of Rights was included where in the Constitution?
First 10 amendments added later
What happened to Washington during the war?
The British burned it, including the White House and Congress
Where did the American government force Native Americans to relocate to?
Oklahoma
What was the difference between the Federalist Party and the anti-Federalist Democratic-Republican Party?
Federalists believed in a strong central government, while the Democratic-Republicans believed in strong state governments
How many states needed to ratify an amendment to the Articles in order for it to become law?
All 13 of them
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
A compromise between slave and free states that said that slaves could be counted towards a state's population but only as 3/5 of a person.
What does it mean to secede? Which part of the U.S. wanted to secede during the war?
To separate from one country and become independent. The New England states considered seceding because they did not support the war
What was the Indian Removal Act?
A law that said all Native Americans east of the Mississippi River had to move west so Americans could live on their land.
Why did Thomas Jefferson want to buy Louisiana?
He wanted to control the Mississippi River and the important port of New Orleans
True or false: George Washington was the first president elected under the Articles of Confederation.
False. The Articles of Confederation did not allow the government to hold elections and choose a central leader. George Washington would be elected after the ratification of the Constitution in 1789.
What was the Great Compromise?
A compromise between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans that said that Congress would have two houses, a House of Representatives in which every member was based on the population of a state and the Senate in which every state had only 2 members
What is partisanship?
A strong political divide based on political party
Name 3 of the 5 "civilized tribes".
Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek
Who did France buy Louisiana back from after giving it to them in 1763 after the Seven Years' War?
Spain
Name 3 things the government under the Articles of Confederation could NOT do.
Collect taxes, elect a president, form a military, establish a court system
What was the difference between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan?
The New Jersey plan favored small states and wanted all government representatives to be apportioned equally among all the states, while the Virginia plan wanted the number of representatives to be decided by population
Name 2 major causes of the War of 1812
Impression of American sailors, British trade blockade, American desire for Canada, Britain supporting Native Americans against American settlers in the Northwest
Why was the Treaty of New Echota considered unfair by the Cherokee?
Though tens of thousands of Cherokee did not support it, only 20 Cherokee signed it and gave away all Cherokee land
Why did neither political party support the Louisiana Purchase?
Federalists believed it would be hard to defend and would weaken the government, while Democratic-Republicans believed it was giving the central government too much power
What was the only success of the Articles?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, allowing for the settlement of the Northwest Territory and its eventual division into new states
What is the Electoral College?
It is the body that elects the president. Each state has a number of electors based on its population, and the candidate that receives the majority of the vote in each state receives those electoral votes.
Name 2 major effects of the War of 1812.
Era of Good Feelings (no more partisanship), development of unique Canadian identity, deportation of Native Americans in the Northwest
What were 2 reasons the Americans wanted to relocate the Cherokee?
They wanted to settle their land and they wanted to move them west to create a buffer zone between America and the Spanish and British colonies to the west and north
Why did France decide to sell Louisiana to the Americans?