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History 7th Grade 1

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Magna Carta a document signed by King John in 1215, made the king subject to law. limited government, can't raise taxes without permission.
John Locke "People have a right to rebel against a government that doesn't protect their rights. Right life, libery, property.
Montesuieu 3 branches of govenment, break in function. legistave:make lay. executive: enforce, judical:verdict.
Jedan-Jacques Rousseau Real government existed only by consen of the people (magna carta)
Constitution a set of laws/ principles that govern teh countries
virginia Statue For Religious Freedom a person could go gand learn any religion at any church. And only 1 church gets tax money can put pressure on people and so their were no more taxes for attending 1 church, but to any church.
Suffrage the right to vote. Only white male property owner. Then got rid of property claw. Then any female and African American. Then females and African americans were repealed. came back 1920
Article of Confederation 1777 Put together this document. 1st constitution. Good and bad. Creates laws, raises taxes, makes treaties: France, native americans. No power to collect taxes/ no executives, no federal cpourts-no punishments.
Radification approvel
Land Ordinance of 1785 Survey the ladns, elevation, rivers, people can come and buy land that is out for sale. Need to sell for money.
Northwest Ordince of 1787 settlers come. Once it reached population, they could become states. Government desperatly need money so they sold land.
Tariffs taves on imports and exports
Northwest Territory includes ares that are nor in Illinoise, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Virgina Plan (Edward Randolph) proposed a new federal consitution that would give sovereignty, or supreme power, to the central government.
Inflation printing money= value loss, and products become more expensive. People who have debt can pay itt. Gold and silver is what tey use to use for taxes. Bank had paper money abd people couldhave $1 of gold from paper money.
Deppression economy so bad its deppressed, lost jobs, people print money. Massachuessuets print no money raise taxesled to Shay's rebellion.
Shay's Rebellion 1786-1787 low economic, no one has money, high taxes. Farmer rebel, rebel Massachusetts tryo to over through government. Show weakness Articles of Confederation.
Constitutiuon Convention May of 1787 in Philadelphia, revise Articles of Confederation, it wasn't working, they had to revise it, make it hush hush, only they could know about it. They knew a war would break out if everyone knew and they also need people to back it up. James M=Father of it.
Great Compromise a way of dealing with, (conneticute Roger Sherman) do a compromise. A two house legislature. House rep's based on population senate based on equality, just 2 votes.
New Jersey Plan William Paterson, one house legislature respresantation get 1 vote, all states has are equal. Big states don't like it.
Three- Fifths Compromise was a disagreement between south and north about slaves. North no slaves and so no to population and unfair gain. Then 3/5 of slaves population would count. and south could tax exports. 1807 slave trade band
Comerece Compromise Bands slavery, regulate interstat the abaility to tax inports and exports.
George Mason antiferderalist because consitution didn't garentee indivial rights.
James Madison well educated delegate, federalist also wrote the federalist paper. Father of the constitution.
Amendments official change, correction, or addition to a law or constitution.
Popular Sovereignty the right to rule, is a political idea rest with the people (the choice to someone to rule)
Federalism federal and state government share power over the same group of people of the sametime.
Legistative Branch congress is responsible to creat laws and pass them
Executive Branch enforce law
Judical Branch enter prite law, supports it
Checks and Balances try to prevent dominate the government, prevent one branch from getting to much power.
Antifederalists indicial who don't support the ratify of the constitution. George Masion, Dewit Clinton-wanted their rights (bill of rights)
Federalists support ratifying the consitution. George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton. Benfraklen. The made federal papers
Anti&federalists papers were essays to ratify or not ratify the constitution to join them/ convince.
bill of rights came about because anti and federalist they did a compromise and they attach the bill of rights to the constitution.
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