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| A sentiment that labeled women as homemakers and mothers that taught good republican values to their children. |
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| Said that the Old Northwest should be sold and that the proceeds should be used to pay off the national debt. |
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| Northwest Ordinanace of 1787 |
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| Said how a nation should control its colonies. First the new area would be a subordinate to the federal government. Then when the territory had 60,000 people it could be admitted by Congress as a state, with all the privileges of the thirteen charter members. |
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Flared up in western Massachusetts in 1786 and set of widespread fear of further violent uprising against the government.
Daniel Shays led a group of impoverished, in debted backcountry farmers that demanded cheap paper money, lighter taxes, and suspension of mortgage foreclosures |
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| Virginia and New Jersey came to a comprimise that each state, no matter how poor or small, would have 2 senators. Every tax bill or revenue measure must originate within the house. |
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| Has the broad authority to appoint officials and judges, veto legislation, and wage war as commander in chief of the military. |
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| Objected the constitution. They claim it was drawn up using aristocratic elements and was hence antidemocratic. They said state sovereignty was jeopardized by an absence a bill of rights. |
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| Had power and influence on their side. They had the support of powerful men like George Washington and Ben Franklin. They were wealthier, more organized, and better educated than the antifederalists. They controlled almost all of the presses. |
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| Drafted by James Madison and adopted in 1791. Provides protection for freedom of speech, religion, and the press; the right to bear arms and to be tried by a jury; and the right to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances. It prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and random government seizure of property. |
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| Organized the supreme court with a chief justice and five associates; and organized federal district and circuit courts. It established the office of attorney general. |
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| Alexander Hamilton used the idea of a tariff to repay the national debt. |
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