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Baggett/Carr/Neithercut Name ____________________

APUSH (3, #1) Date ____________ Pd _____

Forming a New Nation: The Articles of Confederation

I. The Impact of the American Revolution on American Society

A. The American Revolution led to unintended changes into American society:

Attempted to eliminate the idea of aristocracy by making land & voting more accessible

Slavery was seen as contradictory to the idea of the American Revolution; led to the abolition movement

1. Womens status increased via republican motherhood & access to business

B. The revolution did not deliver abolition, universal male suffrage, or womens equality but introduced freedom

II. When independence was declared in 1776, the colonies formed state & national govtsA. In 1776, the new states created written constitutions

1. These constitutions clearly defined citizens rights & the limits of government

2. Guaranteed citizens rights, limited governors power, & increased power of slate legislatures

B. Americas first national government: the Articles of Confederation1. Creating a national govt:

a. How to create a central govt without creating tyranny?

b. The Articles would be a republican govt; Drafted by John Dickinson in 1775

2. The powers of the new national govt: the Articles of Confederation (proposed in 1777 & ratifiedin 1781)

a. The national govt was intentionally in order to protect state sovereignty

b. Confederation-style national govt with a unicameral congress & no national president

c. Had very few expressed powers: disputes, treaties, Indians, military

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i. Created new territories, ruled by governors, & protected citizens with bills of rights

ii. Allowed for legislative assemblies & statehood but forbade slavery in the NW

3. The lack of structure for lands south of the Ohio River led to claims, counterclaims, & lawsuits

III. The Articles accomplished its intended short-term goals but failed to meet long-term U.S. needs

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