Articles of Confederation Video Questions It’s a beautiful world
GA Constitution of 1777 Created a unicameral legislature Single legislature had broad powers: make appointments for judicial branch (courts) and executive branch (governor) One year term for governor Governor will be selected by the legislature and not selected by the people Power was in hands of 12 lawmakers who served as an executive council First governor elected was John Treutlen (Salzburger)
Articles of Confederation 1st written plan for the government Weak national government Did not want the US government to resemble Great Britain’s
Major Problems of Articles of Confederation-Financial Could not pay the colonial soldiers during and after war Congress asked states for help, states rejected or ignored the request
Major Problems of Articles of Confederation No power to regulate trade between the states or between US and foreign countries Each state had its own money system
Major Problems with the Articles of Confederation British reoccupied some of the forts in Northwest Territory (Ohio River Valley), no power to stop them Foreign countries did not respect for the new country
Constitutional Convention Video Questions Where and when did a group of powerful Americans meet to revise the Articles of Confederation? What three men decided that the Articles should not be revised, but be replaced? Who is considered the “father of the Constitution?” Where did he get the ideas that eventually were included in the Constitution?
Constitutional Convention Video Questions What was the name of the people who attended the Constitutional Convention? What was the first problem the framers faced?
Constitutional Convention Video Questions What was the next problem they faced? How long did it take them to create the US Constitution? Why were the Bill of Rights created? What are some of the Bill of Rights?
Role of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention Purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation Led to the creation of US Constitution William Pierce, William Few, Abraham Baldwin, and William Houstoun sent from Georgia Only Few and Baldwin stayed to sign
Reasons why Georgia Ratified the New Constitution Needed strong federal government to protect from Natives 4th state to ratify US Constitution