Post on 30-Dec-2015
State gov’tsIndividual constitutions
Republican – elect representativesWhite male property owners
Religious FreedomTJ – Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
Articles of Confederation
1st US Constitution (1777)
Confederation: weak central gov’t; loose assoc. of states
Ruled by a unicameral legislature (1)
Problems:1. no POTUS or Supreme Ct.
2. can’t collect taxes
3. can’t raise army
4. 1 vote per state
5. 9 out of 13 states to pass laws
Repeal A of CLong Term Causes
Can’t pay off war debts
Economic depression
Short Term CauseShays’ Rebellion
Daniel Shays – 1786 – Mass.
Farmers debt + high taxes=foreclosures
Farmers revolted – Mass. Militia put it down
Showed weaknesses of national gov’t
Constitutional Convention
Philadelphia – 1787 – Independence Hall
Goal: fix the A of C
Members (12 out of 13 states) – Read pg. 144-145
GW – President
Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
J. Adams and TJ not present