AP U.S History 1-Unit 4-The critical period and constitution

Articles of Confederation

\-First attempt at a federal government

\-foundation for the country and constitution

\-failed

The founding fathers used to articles of confederation to

learn from mistakes and create a stronger central government

Northwest Ordinance 1787

\-setting laws and standards for creating new states

\-set if states were allowed to have slaves or not

\-when a territory had 60,000 people it could become an state

Shay’s rebellion

\-conflict between creditors and debtors

\-Daniel Shays was a farmer indebted soldier who was at a risk of losing his farm because he was unable to pay his taxes

\- shay’s gathered other farmers to rebel against the government

\-eventually put down by MA militia

\-rebellion was a wake up call to change AOC

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Three-Fifths compromise

a compromise that stated that 5 people of color would count as three white people

Great compromise

\-compromise by Rodger Sherman

\-compromise of the Virginia plan and New Jersey plan

\-proposed senate by state and house by people

\-proposed representation for states by population

Constitution

\-laws and rules of the government

\-powers that feds have

\-told what states can/cannot do

\-set up checks and balances for federal government

Separation of power

Legislative,Executive and Judicial

Electoral collage

\-Electors chosen by the people vote for the president

\-the number of electors are the number of representatives of each state in congress

\-larges number of votes→president

\-second most →vice president

Democracy…

\-was trending

\-age of compromise and debate