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Index:
1770-1789
Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist
Strongholds at the End of the War
Weaknesses of the
Articles of Confederation
A unicameral Congress
[9 of 13 votes to pass a law;
each state got 1 vote].
13 out of 13 to amend.
No common currency
Representatives were
frequently absent.
Could not tax or raise armies.
No executive or judicial
branches.
State Constitutions
Republicanism - a type of government
in which the people, not a king, run the
government
Most had strong governors with veto
power.
Most had bicameral legislatures.
Property required for voting.
Some had universal white male
suffrage.
Most had bills of rights.
Many had a continuation of stateestablished religions while others
disestablished religion.
Occupational Composition of
Several State Assemblies
in the 1780s
Indian Land Cessions:
1768-1799
Disputed Territorial Claims
Between Spain & the U. S.:
1783-1796
State Claims to Western Lands
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
One of the major accomplishments of the
Confederation Congress!
The law banned slavery in the territories
Statehood achieved in three stages:
1. Congress appointed 3 judges & a governor to
govern the territory.
2. When population reached 5,000 adult male
landowners elect territorial legislature.
3. When population reached 60,000 elect
delegates to a state constitutional convention.
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
The United States in 1787
American Exports, To & From
Britain: 1783-1789
Annapolis Convention (1786)
12 representatives from 5 states
[NY, NJ, PA, DE, VA]
GOAL address barriers that
limited trade and commerce between
the states.
Not enough states were represented
to make any real progress.
Sent a report to the Congress to call
a meeting of all the states to meet
in Philadelphia to examine areas
broader than just trade and
commerce.
Shays’ Rebellion: 1786-7
Daniel Shays – 1,500 men
January 1787; Western MA
Mostly small farmers angered by
crushing debts and taxes.
Shays’ Rebellion: 1786-7
Shays’ men stop a courthouse
auction of farms for nonAbout 900 state
payment of taxes
militia men stop
the uprising
They gather and
march on a federal
arsenal – a storage
place for weapons
Shays’ Rebellion: 1786-7
Results Uprising is stopped by the state
militia
Daniel Shays is pardoned years later
General public sides
with the farmers
Shays’ Rebellion: 1786-7
There could be no
stronger evidence of
the want of energy in
our governments than
these disorders.
-- George Washington
America realizes they need a stronger
national government if they are to survive
as a country!
Checkpoint for Understanding
1. What caused such high inflation during the Revolutionary
War?
2. Where was the largest concentration of Anti-Federalists?
3. What does unicameral mean?
4. How would each state getting only 1 vote be considered
unfair?
5. What would be the problem with a government that couldn’t
tax?
6. What is republicanism?
7. What does bicameral mean?
8. What is the meaning of “universal white male suffrage”?
9. What are the major differences between northern and
southern state assemblies and how do you explain them?
10. When did the Nashville and Murfreesboro areas get ceded
by Indians to the U.S. government?
11. What four Indian tribes lived in the disputed territory
between Spain and the U.S.?
12. What state ceded Tennessee in 1790?
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How many square miles make up a township?
How many acres make up a square mile?
Section 16 of a township was set aside to support what?
What was banned in the Northwest territories?
What did the population of a territory have to reach
before applying for statehood?
Name the 6 states created from the Northwest Territory.
What was the only portion of Tennessee that was settled
in 1787?
How do you know when you have a trade deficit?
What was the goal of the Annapolis Convention? Why
couldn’t they make any real progress?
Why did Daniel Shays rebel? Where did the Rebellion take
place?
What happened to Shays?
What was the lasting effect of Shays’ Rebellion?