Creating Republican Governments, 1776-1790

A comprehensive set of flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from the lecture on the establishment of republican governments in the United States from 1776 to 1790.

Republicanism

A political ideology centered around the idea of a government without a monarch, where representatives are elected by the citizens.

Monarchy

A form of government with a monarch at the head, often inheriting power.

Shays' Rebellion

An armed uprising in 1786-87 by Massachusetts farmers protesting economic injustices and the lack of government response.

Coverture

A legal doctrine whereby, upon marriage, a woman's legal rights and obligations were subsumed by those of her husband.

Fugitive Slave Clause

A provision in the Constitution requiring the return of escaped slaves to their owners.

Gradual emancipation

A legal process that slowly abolishes slavery over a set period rather than all at once.

Northwest Ordinance

A law passed in 1787 outlining the process for admitting new states to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

Civic virtue

The cultivation of habits important for the success of the community; central to the foundational ideologies of republicanism.

Anti-authoritarianism

Resistance against oppressive government; a key sentiment in the American Revolution.

'Republican Mother'

The ideal of women as guardians of civic virtue, responsible for educating their children in the principles of republicanism.