Warm Up O In Anarchy there are no rules, individuals can do as they please, but there is no system of government to protect them from the actions of others. O In a Monarchy, one individual holds most of the political power. The monarch can promote stability, but this is done at the expense of the rights of those he or she rules. O In your notebook, create simple illustrations to represent anarchy and monarchy. Then answer this question: In your opinion, which is a more powerful threat to liberty: anarchy or monarchy? Why?

Warm Up O Who were the Federalists? What did they believe in? O Who were the Anti- Federalists? What did they believe in?

Warm Up O Describe Alexander Hamilton’s plan for the United States?

Poster Brainstorm O Write down everything you know about: O Alexander Hamilton O Thomas Jefferson O Go!

America under the Confederation O After the war, the success and unity of the nation was far from assured O The Articles of Confederation O First written constitution of the U.S. O Ratified in 1781 O Attempt to balance O National unity O Fear of centralized power

America under the Confederation O How it worked: O One House Congress O Each state has ONE vote O No president O 9/13 votes required for major changes O No power to: O Tax O Regulate trade

America under the Confederation O Congress and the West O Northwest Ordinances of 1784, 85, & 87 O Settlers and the West: O They ignored Indian land titles, O demanded the government sell or give away the land, and often settled land to which they had no legal title. O Many national leaders worried that these settlers were unruly and disorderly and O would incite war with Indians, and they sought to regulate western settlement.

Give Me Liberty!: An American history, 3rd Edition Copyright © 2011 W.W. Norton & Company Map 7.1 Western Lands, 1782–1802

America under the Confederation O The Land Ordinances: O called for the eventual establishment of three to five states north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River. O This ensured Jefferson’s “empire of liberty.” O The U.S. would not rule its territories as a colonial power, but allow these lands to become equal parts of the political system as self-governing states.