Articles of Confederation
the first written constitution of the United States, an agreement of the 13 states
Why didn't the articles work?
Weak, couldn't tax, no leader, couldn't raise money, no one to make sure laws were followed, no courts
What were the positives about it?
First law of the land, independence for nation, no king in charge like Britain
Shay's rebellion
Shay led a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers against the state because there were too many taxes
Great Compromise
Bicameralism: House of Representatives (based on population) and Senate (2 per state)
ratify
Approve: sign or give formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid (true)
? compromise
Count slaves as 3/5th of a person for voting
Constitution
Law of the land, replacement of the Articles of Confederation; it created a stronger federal government
Primary source document
An original document or record of a time in history created by someone involved in the event or the time period
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Delegates wrote the new law of land: Constitution, in Philadelphia, 1787
What was the major concern at the Convention?
to ratify (approve) the Constitution
Why was Washington chosen as the leader of the convention?
he was popular and had a strong vision
Why was the discussions at the convention a secret?
to provide more freedom to speak and avoid chaos (disruption)
Federalists
Supporters of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists
Opponents of the Constitution (against)
Leader of the Federalists
Alexander Hamilton
Leader of the Anti-federalists
Thomas Jefferson
Based on the Constitutional Compromise how was the government set up?
two-house legislature, (Bicameralism) with the Senate having equal representation for all states and the House of Representatives having representation proportional to state populations.
major differences between federalists and anti federalists
Federalists support the Constitution and Anti-federalists were against it (SEE THE WORKSHEET with the pictures of Hamilton and Jefferson on them)