1. The Constitutional Convention
1787
The Constitutional Convention

2. What did we change from?

3. What did we change from?
The Articles of Confederation

4. What did we change from? The Articles of Confederation
The United States first government

5. What did we change from? The Articles of Confederation
The United States first government
Written during the Revolutionary War

6. What did we change from? The Articles of Confederation
The United States first government
Written during the Revolutionary War
Formed a “Loose friendship among the states”

7. Remember:

8. Remember:
There were people who wanted to make George Washington King of America

9. Remember:
There were people who wanted to make George Washington King of America
The people who wrote the Articles, were not the same people who wrote the Constitution. (Farmers wrote the Articles/ Bankers wrote the Constitution)

10. Remember:
There were people who wanted to make George Washington King of America
The people who wrote the Articles, were not the same people who wrote the Constitution. (Farmers wrote the Articles/ Bankers wrote the Constitution)
The Articles was meant to be weak! (The people who wanted to fix it, wanted a stronger national government)

11. What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation?

12. What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles were weak

13. What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles were weak
States made their own money

14. What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles were weak
States made their own money
States could not be taxed (only gave money if they wanted to)

15. What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles were weak
States made their own money
States could not be taxed (only gave money if they wanted to)
State governments were more powerful than the National Government

16. What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles were weak
States made their own money
States could not be taxed (only gave money if they wanted to)
State governments were more powerful than the National Government
No way for states to work out problems

17. Constitutional Convention

18. Constitutional Convention
Where:

19. Constitutional Convention
Where: Philadelphia

20. Constitutional Convention
Where: Philadelphia
When:

21. Constitutional Convention
Where: Philadelphia
When: May 24, 1787

22. Constitutional Convention
Where: Philadelphia
When: May 24, 1787
Who was there (Major players):

23. Constitutional Convention
Where: Philadelphia
When: May 24, 1787
Who was there (Major players): George Washington, Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & William Patterson

24. Constitutional Convention
Where: Philadelphia
When: May 24, 1787
Who was there (Major players): George Washington, Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & William Patterson
Why (Purpose): To fix the Articles of Confederation

25. What Happened

26. What Happened
George Washington chosen to preside over the meeting

27. What Happened George Washington chosen to preside over the meeting
Decided to keep the meetings secret

28. What Happened George Washington chosen to preside over the meeting
Decided to keep the meetings secret
Everyone agreed that the Articles of Confederation stunk

29. What Happened George Washington chosen to preside over the meeting
Decided to keep the meetings secret
Everyone agreed that the Articles of Confederation stunk
They decided to change the form of government. This is illegal & Treason