Warm Up
10.24.13
O In Anarchy there are no rules, individuals can do as they
please, but there is no system of government to protect
them from the actions of others.
O In a Monarchy, one individual holds most of the political
power. The monarch can promote stability, but this is done
at the expense of the rights of those he or she rules.
O In your notebook, create simple illustrations to represent
anarchy and monarchy. Then answer this question: In your
opinion, which is a more powerful threat to liberty: anarchy
or monarchy? Why?
Warm Up
10.25.13
O Who were the Federalists? What did they
believe in?
O Who were the Anti- Federalists? What did
they believe in?
Warm Up
10.29.13
O Describe Alexander Hamilton’s plan for the
United States?
Poster Brainstorm
O Write down everything you know about:
O Alexander Hamilton
O Thomas Jefferson
O Go!
America under the Confederation
O After the war, the success and unity of the
nation was far from assured
O The Articles of Confederation
O First written constitution of the U.S.
O Ratified in 1781
O Attempt to balance
O National unity
O Fear of centralized power
America under the
Confederation
O How it worked:
O One House Congress
O Each state has ONE vote
O No president
O 9/13 votes required for major changes
O No power to:
O Tax
O Regulate trade
America under the Confederation
O Congress and the West
O Northwest Ordinances of 1784, 85, & 87
O Settlers and the West:
O They ignored Indian land titles,
O demanded the government sell or give away the
land, and often settled land to which they had no
legal title.
O Many national leaders worried that these settlers
were unruly and disorderly and
O would incite war with Indians, and they sought to
regulate western settlement.
Map 7.1 Western Lands, 1782–1802
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America under the Confederation
O The Land Ordinances:
O called for the eventual establishment of three
to five states north of the Ohio River and east
of the Mississippi River.
O This ensured Jefferson’s “empire of liberty.”
O The U.S. would not rule its territories as a
colonial power, but allow these lands to
become equal parts of the political system as
self-governing states.