Revolution and New Governments

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  1. 3. Uprising in Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays over debt collection. Led to many calling for a stronger national government.
  2. 7. Consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together make up the Congress. It makes the laws.
  3. 10. First constitution of the United States. It had a weak federal government and strong state governments.
  4. 11. Composed of the Supreme Court and other federal courts. It interprets laws and decides if laws violate the constitution.
  5. 16. Composed of the president, vice president, and the cabinet. It carries out and enforces the laws.
  6. 17. Writer, political philosopher, and patriot who advocated for American independence in his pamphlet “Common Sense”
  7. 20. A body of electors that represents the states and votes for the President and Vice President.
  8. 21. Founding Father who helped write the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Served as the 4th President of the United States.
  9. 23. A compromise between northern and southern state delegates: 3/5th of the enslaved population would be counted for political representation.
  10. 24. Benjamin Franklin’s plan for a national government for the Thirteen Colonies. Proposed during the French and Indian War.
  11. 25. Signed on July 4th, 1776. Officially declared the United States to be separate and independent from Great Britain.
  12. 26. Proclamation by King George III. Prohibited colonists from settling in land recently acquired from the French and Indian War. One of the causes of the Revolutionary War.
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  1. 1. English philosopher during the Enlightenment. Helped further the ideas of the social contract, consent of the governed, and natural rights; “Life, Liberty, and Property”
  2. 2. A system of government that involves both national (federal) and regional (state) government.
  3. 4. Established a government for the Northwest Territory and a path for future statehood, protected the rights of citizens, and outlawed slavery in the territory.
  4. 5. First ten amendments to the constitution. Protects basic personal rights from government infringement.
  5. 6. A compromise between large and small states. Created a Congress with a House of Representatives that is based on population size, and a Senate that had equal representation among the states.
  6. 8. Opposed a strong national government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution. Their influence helped the Bill of Rights pass.
  7. 9. Supported a strong national government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
  8. 12. A system of government where each branch of government can limit other branches, ensuring that no branch grows too powerful.
  9. 13. Presented by William Paterson. Proposed one house of Congress with equal representation for every state.
  10. 14. Established a system to survey, divide, and sell the land of the Northwest Territory.
  11. 15. Formal approval (of a treaty, amendment, or contract).
  12. 18. A form of government where political power is held by the people (as opposed to a monarch).
  13. 19. Resulted in an American victory; considered to be the turning point of the revolutionary war.
  14. 22. Drafted by James Madison. Proposed two houses of Congress with representation determined by population size.