Articles of the Confederation

Constitution

National Government

Three branches of government

 Legislative-  law making  Executive-  law enforcing  Judicial-law  interpreting

Legislative branch

tax or regulate trade Success

Territory could gradually become a state equal to the others

A Governor

They could elect a territorial legislature

Write a state constitution and request congress make them a state

Ordinance of 1785

Sold by the government

6 miles square

1 square mile

36 Sections

640 acres

The entire modern US was settled

Exports

Each individual state

taxes

could not intervene

Trade disagreements

Intervene

Articles of Confederation

Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1) The articles were too flawed to fix, so they started over 2) The debates in the meetings would be secret 3)Each state would have one vote They quickly made several decisions

The Founding Fathers

Compromises

Representation in congress

The state’s population

Number of delegates

House of Representatives-the number of delegates depends upon the states population

The slave states wanted slaves counted for representation in the house, but not for tax purposes. The non-slave states wanted slaves counted for tax purposes, But not for representation in the house. 5 slaves would count a 3 people in both counts.

States and the national government.

Confederation form of government.

National government was very weak.

This means the national government has most of the power with very weak local governments.

Legislative-Congress Executive-President Judicial-Courts

Amending or changing the constitution.

9 states had ratified it.

Federalist

Anti Federalism

Federalists- Those who supported passages of the Constitution. Anti-Federalists-Those who opposed passage of the Constitution.

the Constitution

The Federalist

What the national government could do.

The Bill of Rights

First 10 amendments to the Constitution

Approved the US Constitution.