Learning Target: I will be able to evaluate the degree to which the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution embodied the principles of the Revolution.

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Learning Target I will be able to evaluate the
degree to which the Articles of Confederation and
the Constitution embodied the principles of the
Revolution.

• Confederation to Constitution, 17761790

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The Pursuit of Equality

• Society of the Cincinnati
• Founded by elite on the ideas of primogeniture
• Looked down upon by most after Revolution
• Civic Virtue
• Democracy depended on unselfish commitment of
  everyone to the public good
• Republican Motherhood
• Keepers of the nations conscience
• Education became more open to women only for the
  good of future generations

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Constitution Making in the States

• Massachusetts
• Convened convention and ratified by people
• Similarities in State Constitutions
• Most included some sort of bill of rights
• Annual election of legislatures
• Weak executive and judicial branches
• Legislatures given sweeping powers
• 173 despots in a legislature would surely be as
  oppressive as one. Thomas Jefferson

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Economic Crosscurrents

• Large landholdings were divided up
• Manufacturing increased, but economy still mostly
  based on farming
• Lost most commerce with Britain
• New commercial outlets became important
• Baltic
• China
• Inflation ran rampant
• Most were worse off than before war

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A Shaky Start Toward Union

• Most Americans were suspicious of authority
• Unity was very limited

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Creating a Confederation

• Articles of Confederation
• Adopted in 1777, ratified by all in 1781
• Western lands became biggest hurdle
• Useful in paying war debts
• Western lands controlled by government and
  divided up into states that could eventually
  apply for statehood with equality like original
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• If states wanted benefits of sale and use of
  public western land, they had to stay as part of
  union

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Map 9-1 p163
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The Articles of Confederation Americas First
Constitution

• 13 linked for dealing with common problems like
  foreign affairs
• Congress was government, but weak
• Purposely weak
• All states had one vote
• No executive
• Judiciary left to individual states
• Amending had to be unanimous
• Two major handicaps
• No power to control commerce
• No authority to levy and collect taxes

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Map 9-2 p165
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Landmarks in Land Laws

• Land Ordinance of 1785
• Old Northwest should be sold and split up to pay
  for war debts
• Northwest Ordinance of 1787
• Start out as territory subordinate to federal
  government
• Once population hit 60,000, could apply for
  statehood
• Forbade slavery in Old Northwest

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Map 9-3 p167
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Shayss Rebellion

• States were in chaos, both within and with each
  other
• Shays Rebellion
• Massachusetts, 1786
• Poor farmers led by Daniel Shays
• Protested for paper money, lighter taxes, and
  halt of property takeovers
• 3 killed, and movement ended
• Showed weakness of A of C to deal with national
  issues

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Formative Assessment

• For what reasons did the Articles of
  Confederation fail? Did revolutionary ideas play
  a part in its weaknesses?

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Table 9-2 p173
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Map 9-4 p174
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Table 9-3 p175
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