PSYC 3070 1st Edition Lecture 15Outline of Last LectureIV. War in the SouthV. Revolutionary SocietyOutline of Current LectureI. Creating a Government for the New NationArticles of Confederation, the Constitution, & the New Republic Part #1I. Creating a Government for the New NationA. State Constitutions—How Much Democracy? The leaders in those states they were influenced by recent history Bill of Rights B. Articles of Confederation First constitution, is a flawed document Loose association of states, each state is independent 1. Confederation of Congress Every state got one vote, No executive branch No power to tax No standing army Take care of defense and diplomacy C. Successes and Failures of the Articles of Confederation1. FailuresLaws & Amendments It was hard to get the 9 states to agree on one law Finances Had to issue a request to the statesRobert Morris (Superintendent of Finance): recognize that the nation can’t pay the bills and proposes a modest tariff in order to bring money into government Diplomacy The confederation government was weak EnglandSpain Spain controls New Orleans (port from the MS. River) Prohibit American’ from using MS. RiverThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Shays’ Rebellion (1786) Massachusetts imposes higher taxes and the farmers of the western part of the state are unable to pay taxes. The farmers rise up. It could spread and threaten the entire nation This alarmed George Washington Basically a turn in the realization that our country needed a better government 2. SuccessesRevolutionary War Was the government that won the warLand Claims Convinces each of the states to give the land to the U.S. government Major success because the government can now organize the land and sell it to bring money in Land Ordinance of 1785 The land had to be surveyed Issued a deed Land itself how to divide it into squares (regions)Northwest Ordinance (1787) How to get people to buy into these territories Once the population increases they can become a state and once they become a union then they will have all the rules and regulations of the other states 5,000 create constitution and can elect own legislature 60,000 apply to congress for admission into union as a state No slavery permitted in the north west territory: sets a tradition that when it commons to territories that congress makes the call and slavery is not permitted
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