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| Why did Shay's Rebellion start? :$ |
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| Because of taxes placed of farmers in Massachusetts. |
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| What was the result of Shay's Rebellion? >.< |
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| It led to the writing of the Constitution. |
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| What is the Great Compromise? d0_ob |
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| The agreement to create a two house legislature. |
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| What is the 3/5 Compromise? |
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| Compromise that counted slaves as 3/5 of a person because Southerners wanted to count slaves, and Northerners didn't. |
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| What was the Fugitive Slave Law? |
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| The law that slaves who ran from the South to the North must be returned to their owner because they were considered property. |
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| the funniest, prettiest, craziest, most amazing, best, modest girl that I've ever known. 143ox lalala love you (>^.^<) |
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| What are the Articles of Confederation 1781 |
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| the 1st constitution of the U.S |
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| What was the main emphasis of the New Jersey Plan? |
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| To separate governmental powers and to counterattack the Virginia Plan. |
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| What was the main emphasis of the Virginia Plan? |
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| The branches of government and representation. |
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| Why did the smaller states support the Articles of Confederation? |
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| It gave them equal representation in Congress |
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| How many states were needed to ratify the Articles of Confederation? |
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| Why was Shay's Rebellion a wake up call for the Constitutional Convention? |
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| It made them realize that the Articles of Confed. was weak and that they needed more power in order to keep the country together. |
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| Explain the difference between bicameral and unicameral legislature. |
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Bicameral: 2 Houses
Unicameral: 1 House |
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| Who was the author of the New Jersey Plan? |
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| Who was the author of the Virginia Plan? |
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| What main issue did the Great Compromise settle? |
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| It settled the issue of representation and combined the NJ and VA plans. |
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| What powers did the Articles of Confederation lack under the AOC? |
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-No Taxation
-Could not enforce laws
-No Court System
-Could not raise and army.
-Could not issue money.
-2/3 vote needed to pass laws. |
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| What was the last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation in March, 1781 |
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| 2 major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation |
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1. Central government had limited powers to protect the liberties of the people.
2. Only 1 branch of government |
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| Document that replaced the Articles of Confederation |
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| The Constitution of the United States of America |
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