The United States First Shot At A Government

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The United States First Shot At A Government

• I. Post War AmericaThe Real Revolution Begins!!!!

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Our Basic Government

• 1) A Republic-people choose representatives to
  make laws.
• 2) A Democracy-is a system of government by the
  people.

• 3) Three Branches of Government
• a) Legislative Branch-makes the laws
• b) Executive Branch-enforces the laws
• c) Judicial Branch-interpreting laws and
  punishing law breakers

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B. A Confederation or Loose Union of States

• 1) The Articles of Confederation
• a) Document that drew out laws for the
  confederation.
• b) Most of the power resided with the
• states.
• c) each state sent between 2 and 7
• delegates to a Congress
• d) Each state had only one vote

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e) Americans were suspicious of central
government!

• 1) Congress held power over foreign affairs
• 2) Could wage war and make peace
• 3) Govern trade with Indians
• 4) 9 of 13 states had to agree in order to make a
  decision
• 5) To make a change in the articles all 13 had to
  agree.

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• f) No one person could run the government,
  instead a 3 person panel was chosen by Congress
• g) Republicanism- a sense of equality
• 1) All men are created equal
• 2) Slavery comes into question-several states
  outlaw slavery.

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II. America Expands
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A. Daniel Boone and the Wilderness Road

• 1) Led through the Cumberland Gap
• 2) Stopped in Kentake
• 3) No longer bound by the Proclamation of 1763

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B. The Treaty of Paris brings the Northwest
Territory

• 1) Belonged to the National Government
• 2) Ordinances created to govern the land

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C. The Ordinance of 1785

• 1) Townships are created through surveying (6
  miles X 6 miles)
• 2) 36 equal sections out of each township
• 3) One section set aside for public education

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D. The Northwest Ordinance

• 1) Congress chooses a Governor and 3 judges to
  rule each territory
• 2) Each Territory could become a State
• a) 5,000 free men in the territory
• b) 60,000 citizens

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• c) freedom of religion and speech-trial by jury
  and protection from unfair punishment
• d) Fairly treat Indians
• e) No Slavery!!

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III. Failures of the Confederation
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A. Money Troubles

• 1) Different types of money
• a) National government money
• b) State government money
• c) Foreign government money

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• 2) Some did not accept paper money because they
  could not be sure of its value

• 3) Money not backed by gold or silver
• 4) Inflation rose!!!

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B. Could Not Tax!

• 1) States could tax, but the central government
  could not
• 2) Could not pay back foreign countries

• 3) Could not pay its soldiers (they threatened

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C. No International Respect

• 1) Britain made life difficult

• 2) Spain and America argued over boundries

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D. No Unity

• 1) No one cared anymore
• 2) No courts to settle disputes

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E. Not a complete FAILURE

• 1) The People wanted a weak government and got
  one
• 2) NO government would have been perfect after
  the War. No matter what the people would not
  have been happy!

• 3) Made good decisions regarding western lands.
• 4) Do they need more power?
• 5) Shays rebellion would answer this question
  for them!!