Size of Republic
Which side argued that a large republic could better protect liberty: Federalists or Anti-Federalists?
Britain recognized the thirteen states as free, sovereign, and independent.
Article 1
True or false: The Declaration announced that the colonies considered themselves independent of Great Britain.
True
What do representatives do in a republic?
Make laws and decisions on behalf of the people they represent.
Both sides must formally ratify the treaty and exchange their ratifications within six months, if possible sooner.
Article 10
Which side feared that a large republic would place government too far from the people?
Anti-Federlists
Congress would recommend that states restore confiscated property belonging to Loyalists and certain other people.
Article 5
True or false: The Declaration says that people receive their unalienable rights from the king.
False. It says those rights come from their Creator.
Which side worried that the proposed House of Representatives was too small to represent the people adequately?
Anti- Federalists
Neither side will make new property confiscations or prosecute people for the side they took in the war. People still jailed on those charges must be released.
Article 6
In Federalist No. 10, what is a faction?
A group united by an interest or passion that threatens others’ rights or the community’s lasting interests.
The treaty established the boundaries of the United States, including a western boundary along the Mississippi River.
Article 2
True or false: The list of grievances helped explain why the colonists believed separation from Britain was justified.
True. The grievances described repeated abuses.
According to Madison in Federalist No. 10, how could a larger electorate improve the selection of representatives?
It could help voters choose capable representatives and make it harder for unworthy candidates to manipulate an election.
If either side captured the other’s territory before news of the preliminary peace terms arrived, it must return it without demanding payment.
Article 9
Why did Madison believe having many different interests in a large republic could protect liberty?
It would make it harder for one harmful majority faction to organize and dominate everyone else.
Creditors on both sides could collect legitimate debts without legal obstacles.
Article 4
True or false: The Declaration was intended only for King George III, with no message for colonists or other nations.
False. It also explained and justified independence to colonists and the wider world.
Why did Federal Farmer argue that a small House could not adequately represent millions of people?
Too few representatives could not reflect the people’s varied interests, experiences, feelings, and opinions.
British subjects and U.S. citizens may both navigate the Mississippi River.
Article 8
How did Brutus’s view of a large republic differ from Madison’s?
Brutus believed a large republic would make government distant and unaccountable; Madison believed its many interests would help prevent majority tyranny.
Americans retained fishing rights in specified waters near Newfoundland and other parts of British North America.
Article 3
True or false: The Declaration argues that people should overthrow a government whenever they dislike one of its decisions
False. It warns against changing government for minor or temporary reasons and describes a long pattern of abuses.
What was the central disagreement over representation in your readings?.
Federalists believed a wider electorate could choose capable leaders; Anti-Federalists feared too few, distant representatives would not understand ordinary citizens.
Fighting ends; prisoners are released; British forces leave U.S. territory without destroying property and return captured records. The article also says they must not carry away enslaved people, whom the treaty treated as property.
Article 7