A More Perfect Union

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A More Perfect Union
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Identifications (4 Points)

• 1. Emancipation

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Answer One

• Emancipation is the freeing of black slaves in
  America. States used different strategies such as
  buying slaves from slaveholders and freeing them
  or allowing children of slaves to be free.

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 2. Veto

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Answer Two

• Veto is the right of the executive branch in a
  government to reject bills passed by the
  legislature. Most governors elected in the states
  at the time of the Articles of Confederation did
  NOT have this right.

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 3.Ratify

Independence Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Answer Three

• Ratify is the act of agreeing to approve an act
  of government. The claim by several states to
  large tracts of land in the west delayed the
  ratification of the Articles of Confederation
  until compromises could be worked out.

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 4.Public Land

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Answer Four

• Public Land was land that belonged to the people
  and was controlled by the government. Virginia
  gave up her claims to the western land and
  Maryland agreed to ratify the Articles.

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 5. Bicameral

President Bush Addressing A Joint Session Of
Congress
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Answer Five

• Bicameral is a two house legislature. All of the
  original 13 States except Georgia and
  Pennsylvania had bi-cameral legislatures.

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 6.Right of Deposit

River Boat in New Orleans Today
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Answer Six

• Right of Deposit was the permission to put goods
  ashore for transfer without paying a tax or duty.
  The US sought to have Spain grant this right to
  American traders in New Orleans (on the
  Mississippi).

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 7. Depression

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Answer Seven

• Depression is an economic downturn. This was one
  of the problems that led the states to decide
  that the Articles Of Confederation was too weak a
  form of government and adopt the Constitution to
  replace it.

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 8. Secede

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Answer Eight

• Secede is the act of withdrawing from the Union.
  Settlers in Kentucky and Tennessee considered
  seceding. The Articles of Confederation were too
  weak to hold these people in the Union.

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 9.Alexander Hamilton

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Answer Nine

• Alexander Hamilton was one of the key delegates
  to the Constitutional Convention. He was also one
  of the writers of the Federalist Papers that
  presented the case to the people of why the
  Constitution should be ratified.

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 10. James Madison

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Answer Ten

• James Madison wrote the original draft of the
  Constitution. He also was one of the writers of
  the Federalist Papers which presented the case to
  the people of why the Constitution should be
  ratified.

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 11. Virginia Plan

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Answer Eleven

• Virginia Plan was proposed by Madison as the
  framework for the Constitution. This plan favored
  the large states and was opposed by the small
  states.

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 12.New Jersey Plan

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Answer Twelve

• New Jersey Plan was a plan offered at the
  Constitutional Convention that merely
  strengthened the Articles of Confederation rather
  than replacing this faulty system of government.

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 13. Federalists

Alexander Hamilton
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Answer Thirteen

• Federalists were those US statesman who favored
  ratifying the Constitution who argued that the
  Constitution divided power between the Federal
  government and the State governments

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 14.Amendments

George Mason was a Advocate for adding a Bill
of Rights to the Constitution
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Answer Fourteen

• Amendments were additions to the Constitution.
  The Bill of Rights insured the rights of the
  citizens and was necessary to calm several
  states fears before they would vote for
  ratification.

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Identifications (4 Points)

• 15. Anti-Federalists

Patrick Henry was a Prominent Anti-Federalist
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Answer Fifteen

• Anti-Federalists did not favor the ratification
  of the Constitution. They were concerned about
  ensuring the rights of citizens against a strong
  Federal government.

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Short Answer One (8 Points)

• Why did the recently formed unions decide to have
  a weak central government when forming a
  government at the conclusion of the Revolutionary
  War?

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King George III
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Answer

• They feared the strength and power of a strong
  Federal government after experiencing the abuse
  of power of England. They were concerned that
  creating a strong Central government would not
  leave them any better off than they had been when
  they were colonies. That is why they chose the
  weak Articles of Confederation that gave most of
  the powers to the states.

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Short Answer Two (8 Points)

• What were some of the positive and negative
  aspects of the Articles of Confederation?

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Shayss Rebellion
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Answer

• Positive
• 1. Central government had limited powers.
• 2. Each state had equal voting power.
• 3. States were provided with a means of
  interacting.
• Negative
• 1. Weakened central government.
• 2. No executive branch.
• 3. No federal courts.
• 4. No power to tax or regulate commerce

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Short Answer Three (8 Points)

• What were the main provisions of the Land
  Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of
  1787?

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Many Schools Built Due to Land Ordinance of 1787
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Answer

• The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided land into
  townships containing equal sections with one
  section of land reserved for education.
• The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 divided the
  western lands into 3-5 territories and allowed
  for territorial governments to be set up when
  5,000 men had settled. They could apply for
  statehood when the population reached 60,000.
• This provided for an orderly way for territories
  to eventually become states.

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Short Answer Four(8 Points)

• What were the key compromises made at the
  Constitutional Convention?

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3/5 Compromise andNo Ban on Slave Trade for 20
Years
Old Slave Auction House
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Answer

• In the lower house (Congress) the representation
  would be based on population. This favored the
  large states.
• In the upper house (Senate) each state would
  receive equal representation. This favored the
  smaller states.
• Slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person for
  purposes of representation. This was a compromise
  between the North and the South.
• The executive would be chosen by state electors
  for a term of 4 years.

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Short Answer Five(8 Points)

• What were the three reasons many people felt as
  though the ratification of the Constitution would
  be difficult?

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Answer

• States would have to surrender some of their
  power to the federal government.
• State governments would have no role in the
  ratification of the Constitution.
• The powerful government outlined in the
  Constitution reminded many people of British
  tyranny.