During and After the Revolution 1777-1783 Colonies became States A new Central Government had to be created What should be created?

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During and After the Revolution Colonies became States A new Central Government had to be created What should be created?

Compact and Constitutions Mayflower compact was a written agreement to make laws Constitutions are written form of governments, each state had to create one.

Weaknesses with the Articles of Confederation Gov’t could not pay off war debt NO trade allowed with English colonies No control on taxes Can’t recruit for army No control on trade between states.

Shays’s Rebellion  1786: Daniel Shay complained about taxes  Couldn’t sell crops to Caribbean colonies  Dan rebelled in Mass.  Congress could not help  Mass. Had to use militia

Need Strong Central Gov’t Help solve problems among states BIGGEST FEAR TYRANNY!

Sequential Chart section 3 chapter 4 After F&I war Parlia- ment taxes colonial goods 1774:Clue- 1st *Stuff you know ! 1775: Clue- 2nd *Stuff you know ! 1776:Clue- Bring the Paine *Stuff you know ! July 4, 1776 Clue- Freedom *Stuff you know ! 1777: Clue- It is what is ratified in *New Stuff ! 1781: Clue- States ratify The ___ _ ____. *New Stuff ! 1783: Clue- something officially ends (*Not in the text book !)

Sequential Chart section 3 chapter 4 After F&I war Parliament levies taxes on colonial trade goods 1774: 1st Continental Congress pledge to cut trade w/ England 1775: 2nd Continental Congress begins to meet 1776: Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense July 4, 1776 DOI was adopted 1777: Continental Congress creates AOC in York, PA. 1781: States Ratify The Articles of Confeder- ation 1783: Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending Revolution.