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September 17th was Constitution Day! Constitution Basics September 17th was Constitution Day!

America’s Beginnings at a Glance… Settlers from Europe came to the “New World” for several reasons: Economic opportunities Religious Freedom Thirteen Colonies start to emerge Diverse types of people and ways of life Enlightenment ideals mixed with unfair laws from the English led to colonist protests

Americans Declare Independence Declaration of Independence is sent to England Revolutionary War 1776-1781 Treaty of Paris signed in 1783 (British recognize U.S.A. as own nation)

A New Government No one wanted a central king anymore Republic was answer Citizens vote, elect leaders to rule them according to laws that they agree on Lots of debt owed to wealthier Americans Disputes over debtors and loaners...states wiping away debt

Articles of Confederation Each new state had their own constitution (governing laws) Articles of Confederation held the union together…sort of….very weak No national currency, no national laws, no system to make whole nation treaties with other countries, no national defense system Some countries outlaw slavery – others don’t

Need for a Centralized Government Constitutional Convention convenes to develop a stronger centralized government George Washington oversees (he’s not president yet) Everyone agrees: We need a stronger national gov’t We should have 3 branches (exec., jud., legis.) Branches should check/balance each other Disagreement on: How strong the national gov’t should be (should states be stronger?)

Compromises How should states be represented in Congress Slavery issue Big states want population (win with House of Reps) Small states want equal reps (win with senate) Slavery issue South can count every slave as 3/5 of a person when determining population North gets promise that slave trade would end in 1807

Approving the Constitution Delegates from each state had to approve the Constitution Pro-constitution people (Hamilton, Madison, Franklin, Washington) showed support 9/13 states approved in September 17, 1787 Massachusetts only approved if Bill of Rights was added