Articles of Confederation Name: Problems after the war: 1. What were the problems Facing the 2 nd Continental Congress after the war? 2. 3. 4. What are the Articles of Confederation? What were the weaknesses of The Articles? X
Articles of Confederation What were the major Weaknesses of the Articles? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. What were the successes of 1. The Articles? 2.
What were the economic failures of the Articles? 1. 2. What was the importance of Shay s Rebellion? Why did it occur? Why is the Annapolis Convention important?
Building a New Nation Where was the Constitutional Convention held? What were the major issues Discussed at the convention? Big states v. Small states: New Jersey Plan Virginia Plan Connecticut Compromise
Problems with the Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation were not an affective document to run the new government in the United States. James Madison took matters into his own hands and drafted a plan for a new national government, which was presented at the convention as The Virginia Plan. Essentially, the Virginia Plan proposed a strong national government that could make and enforce laws, and collect taxes. The people would be governed by two governments- the state and national. A system such as this is known as a Federal system of government. Additionally, both houses of the legislative would feature proportional representation; basically, this means that the more people a state has, the more representatives it gets in the legislature. Clearly, larger states favored this plan. Smaller states were pretty scared about it, though. If this plan passed, it would mean that smaller states would have almost no say in the government. The debate over the Virginia Plan grew quite heated, and finally the small states asked for time to draw up their own plan, known as the New Jersey Plan. Its legislature only had one house which featured equal representation- each state gets the same number of representatives. This way, smaller states had the same power in the legislature as larger states. Ultimately, the New Jersey Plan was rejected as a basis for a new constitution. It was really a continuation of the old style of government under the Articles of Confederation. However, some ideas from it were used in the new constitution. The Virginia Plan was used, but many delegates felt that any new government would need new powers and a new organization to exercise those powers fully. The New Jersey Plan The Virginia Plan Three- legislative, Branches executive, and judicial. Three-legislative, The legislative appoints Branches executive, and judicial. The legislature was people to serve in the more powerful, as it executive branch, and the chose people to serve executive branch selects in the executive and the justices of the judicial branches. supreme court. Legislative Other Powers One house (unicameral). States would be represented equally, so all states had the same power. The national government could levy taxes and import duties, regulate trade, and state laws would be subordinate to laws passed by the national government. Legislature Two houses (bicameral). The House of Representatives was elected by the people and the Senate was elected by the state legislatures. Both proportionate. Other Powers The legislature could regulate intersate trade, strike down laws that were unconstitutional and use armed forces to enforce laws.
Building a New Nation 3/5ths Compromise: Benefit North? Benefit South? What is Federalism? How did it solve the issue Of supremacy? Delegated Powers: Reserved Powers: Branches of Government: Executive: Legislative: Judicial What were the men who Helped write the Constitution called? Name one!
Building a New Nation Main issue over Constitution: Federalists: Anti-Federalists Federalist Views: 1. 2. 3. 4. Name 4 Federalists: Anti-Federalist Views: 1. 2. 3. 4. Name 3 Anti-Federalists
Building a New Nation X The Federalist Papers: Letters from a Federal Farmer: What were the views of the Federalist Anti-Federalist Federalists and Anti-Fed. On The need for a Bill of Rights? The Bill of Rights was based On this document? Written by whom? The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom: Thomas Jefferson
Building a New Nation The Bill of Rights is made up Of what? Added when? James Madison: George Washington: John Jay: Presidential Cabinet: *Members: Leader Political Parties Form!!! Federalist Democratic-Republicans Supporters Characteristics View on Federal Bank
Building the New Nation How was the dispute over the National Bank Solved? Tariffs and who they angered: What was the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion? What did the rebellion prove? How did the American Revolution cause the French Revolution? France and the United States Neutrality:
What was the XYZ Affair? Results of the XYZ Affair: Alien & Sedition Acts: Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions: What was the result of US Foreign affairs?