HIST 105 1nd Edition Lecture 15 I II Outline of previous lecture War a Battle bunker hill b Victories c Saratoga d Peace a Constitution Outline of current lecture I Citizenship a Confederation b Articles of confederation c The constitution d Preamble of the constitution i Ratification II New Nation a Shays rebellion Current lecture National citizenship Articles of confederation o Approved November 1777 These 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 o Ratified march 1781 o Issue land They were rather weak Back In Massachusetts Petition of slaves of the Massachusetts legislature on ecampus o You guys wrote the Dec of independence stick with it The confederation 1785 land survey o West of Pennsylvania o North of Ohio river 1787 Northwest ordinance MN WI IL ID OH MI around great lakes o Officials appointed by congress No importation of new slaves north of Ohio river o Territorial assemblies I e house of burgesses Becomes big issue Articles of Confederation Arguments o Strong consolidated o Loose confederation Central congress o Indian affairs o Foreign affairs o Boundary disputed o Post office o War States have the right Raise troops Tax o New govt has no authority Sovereignty Powers not delegated o If the national government does not have delegated powers then they don t have them The states keep those powers After the Treaty of Paris 1783 British Current day Canada USA NE and west of Ohio river Spanish Louisiana Spanish Florida Spanish north America west of Mississippi river A New Weak Nation Wartime debt o No trade between English and Colonies Inflation o Had to borrow money to fight the war o Decrease in purchasing power of a currency British troops in Northwest Territory o Around great lakes o Said going to leave after 7 yrs war but stayed caused war of 1812 Spain closed lower Mississippi River o Very important Can a large republic survive Philosophers Too unmanageable James Madison argues YES o Liberty is to faction what air is to fire an aliment without which it instantly expires Shay s Rebellion 1787 Western Massachusetts farmers upset o Taxes o They are in debt o Constrained credit Couldn t give loans o Falling agricultural prices Shortage of food during wartime When war is over farm a lot o Unresponsive government The Constitution 1787 Grand Convention Strengthen articles of confederation Bicameral congress Executive o Instead of king How strong a national government o Federalists big powerful central govt o Anti federalists Not so fast Great Compromise House of representatives o White population o 3 5 black population Problem few people many slaves Senators o Named by state legislatures Slavery The unspoken word No interference with slave trade before 1808 o Need at least 20 years to reproduce enough did not want to get rid of slave trade yet o Madison Great as the evil is a dismemberment of the union would be worse Terms Federalists o Stronger national government John Adams Hamilton Anti Federalists o Individual liberty Thomas Jefferson Right of state farm Issue o States rights Preamble of the Constitution Ratification o State conventions o 9 states needed o Delaware 1st 1787 o Rhode Island 13th 1790 o Bill of Rights 1791 10 at the time Fugitive Slave Clause Section 2 Article 4 Constitution Issue Separation of Church and state Amendment 1 Amendment 10
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