Name: ___________Andrea Joseph
3rd Period
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APUSH Review: Video #14: State Constitutions And The Articles Of
Confederation After The American Revolution (Key Concept 3.2, II,
A-B; 3.3, I, C)
New State Constitutions
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Many constitutions placed property qualifications for voting
and citizenship
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Fear of the _masses____________________________
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Most property qualifications would be
eliminated during __Andrew Jackson’s
presidency
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State governments:
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Most powerful branch was the _Legislative_____
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Elected by the voters
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Fear of a British _monarch_
Articles Of Confederation
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Think one word
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WEAK
!
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The Articles were purposely designed this way. Why?
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Fear of a strong central government like Britain
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How were the Articles weak?
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No _Executive branch
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Unicameral
_ legislature with one vote per state
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State legislatures had incredible power
Issues Under The Articles Of Confederation
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International Trade:
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_Britain____________________ refused commercial treaties
with US
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Spain
_____________________ cut off access to MS River
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Finances
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- English, The American
