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Chp 5 Section 1. Experimenting with Confederation. Americans Debate Republicanism. Colonies each had own agendas, people associated w/colonies, not country Republicanism Gov’t based on consent of people State constitutions Similarities: rights of citizens, emphasis on liberty
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Chp 5 Section 1 Experimenting with Confederation
Americans Debate Republicanism • Colonies each had own agendas, people associated w/colonies, not country • Republicanism • Gov’t based on consent of people • State constitutions • Similarities: rights of citizens, emphasis on liberty • Differences: right to vote • NJ: loophole allowed women right to vote
______ 1. A republic is a government in which • a. citizens rule directly. • b. citizens rule through their elected representatives. • c. supreme power rests with a national government. • ______ 2. Republicanism is the idea that • a. a strong national government should hold supreme power. • b. governments should be based on the consent of the people. • c. government is necessary to force people to place the national good above their personal interests.
Continental Congress Setting up a new gov’t • Representation • By population or by state? • Each state, 1 vote • Supreme Power • Can it be divided? • Articles of Confederation • State and national gov’t had areas each were in charge • Western Lands • Who gets them? • States gave up claims to western lands, Maryland approved Artcls of Confederation
______ 3. A confederation is • a. an alliance. • b. a democracy. • c. a division of power between a central government and local governments. • ______ 4. A tariff is a tax on • a. income. • b. exported goods. • c. imported goods.
Problems w/ Articles of Confederation • Lack of national unity • Each state pursued own goals • No recognition of populations w/in states • 100% approval required for any amendment • Inability to pay debt • Continental Congress unable to tax • Foreign-relations problems • British creditors unpaid, British military stayed in forts • Spanish closed off access to Mississippi R.
______ 5. The Land Ordinance of 1785 was • a. a law establishing a plan for surveying western lands. • b. an agreement to divide the western lands among the states. • c. an agreement in which the states gave up claims to western lands. • ______ 6. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 • a. claimed all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for the United States. • b. established procedures for western lands to become territories and, eventually, states. • c. established procedures by which the original states could legalize claims to western lands.