Rhode Island passes plan to ends slavery Daniel Shays leads rebellion September 1786 Delegates meet to revise Articles of Confederation May 1787 Delegates sign draft of constitution September 1787 Preview of Events

Chapter 7 sec 2 vocabulary words Depression- a period when economic activity slowed and unemployment increased. Manumission- the freeing of individual enslaved people, and the state’s population of free Africa American’s grew. Proportions- corresponding in size. Compromise- an agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants.

Shay’s Rebellion Former Continental Army captain Daniel Shay led more than 1,000 farmers toward the federal arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts during the January of This out burst was in order to get arms and ammunition. Four of the rebels were killed followed by Shay and his followers running, ending the great out burst.

 Slavery soon became either outlawed or heavily taxed in 11 states except South Carolina and Georgia between 1776 and 1786.This is due to the Revolutionary War bring attention to the contradiction going on between America and the battle for liberty and the practice of slavery.

 All though most leaders where satisfied with the individualized governing of each independent state that resembled the old colonial government, others saw a need for one national government. They believed it was the answers to Americas problems. With that in there minds they demanded a reform of the Articles of Confederation. Two people who were part of this movement were James Madison, a Virginia planter, and Alexander Hamilton, a New York lawyer. First George Washington was not so enthusiastic about this movement. It wasn’t till he heard about Shay's Rebellion that he changed his mind and agreed to attend the Philadelphia convention.

 Although many helped with the Constitution, James Madison’s notes were the major source of information about the Convention’s work. This is why he is often referred to as “ The Father of the Constitution.” All in all he was a remarkable man who was a big part of our modern day government.

 This is a plan in which instead of revising the Articles if Confederation they would just get one strong national government. this was proposed by Edmund Randolph but was largely the work of James Madison. The plan called for a two-house legislature, a chief executive chosen by the legislature, and a and a court system. The members of the lower house of legislatures would be elected by the people and the members of the upper house legislatures would be chosen by the lower house. Both upper and lower houses would be proportional to the population of the state.

 This plan kept the Confederation’s one- house legislature, with one vote for each state. Paterson argued that the confederation shouldn’t deprive the smaller states of the equality they had under the Articles. This plan ended up being designed simply to amend the Articles.

 The Convention appointed a “grand committee” to try to resolve their disagreements. Roger Sherman suggested what came to be known as the Great Compromise. He proposed a two- house legislature. The lower house was for the House of Representatives, the number of representatives depends on the population. The upper house holds the Senate each state would have two members.

 George Mason proposed a bill of rights to be included in the Constitution. Most of the delegates believed that it was listed carefully enough that they didn’t need to include the bill of rights. Mason’s proposal was defeated.

 The Constitution was finished in the late summer. On September 17, 1787, the delegates assembled in the Philadelphia State House sign the document. Three delegates refused to sign-Elbridge Gerry, Edmund Randolph, and George Mason. Gerry and Mason refused to sign without the bill of rights being included.

………. Well not really because America goes on to form a nice government and ends up being “The Home of the Free!!!!!