US History

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US History

• Chapter 5
• Shaping a New Nation

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Continental Congress

• One State One Vote
• Confederation
• State Supreme Power
• National Govt Supreme Power
• Reflects nature Sun and Planets
• repelled yet attracted John Dickinson.

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Weakness of Articles of . . .

• No Ability to tax
• No Regulation inter-state or Foreign
• 2/3 Majority to pass a law
• 100 majority to amend constitution
• No Executive Branch or National Court
• No National Unity

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Reality of Articles of . . .

• Just defeated a strong central govt
• The hard part is running a govt on a day to day
  basis
• No central banking system
• Who will repay war debt?
• Foreign Countries
• Private Domestic Citizens

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Shays Rebellion

• Daniel Shay
• Officer in Revolution
• Returned home to be a farmer
• Govt attempted to take his farm
• Raised 1,200 men and marched to arsenal in
  Springfield, MA
• Shows gaps in Articles of Confederation
• Constitutional Convention Called

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Constitutional Convention

• Philadelphia, 1787
• Agree to draft a new constitution
• No sense of urgency, Peace time
• Checks and Balances
• Slow Transition of Power
• Pres.- 4
• Senate 6
• House - 2

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Constitutional Convention 2

• Great Compromise
• Mob Rule v. Group of elites
• Efficiency v. Protecting Liberty
• Taxes and Defense
• 3/5 Compromise
• Slaves counted as 3/5 a person
• Fatal Flaw Almost stopped Convention
• Guaranteed Slave trade continues for 20 yrs.

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Ratification

• Federalists v. Anti-Federalists
• Pro- Constitution, Anti-Constitution
• Federalist Papers
• Attempted to persuade the public
• Anti- Federalists
• Bill of Rights protection from big Govt

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Bill of Rights - Amendments

• 1st Freedom of Rel. Speech, Press. Act.
• 2-3rd Right to Bear Arms, No Quartering
• 4-8th Fair treatment of suspects
• 9th No limits on rights not in Constitution
• Room for growth
• 10th States have all other powers.