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1 State Governments & the Articles of Confederation
Created by Mr. Johnson

2 State Governments

3 Virginia Declaration of Rights
Written by George Mason Natural rights Consent of governed Separation of powers Limited government Model for Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights

4 Va. Statute of Religious Freedom
Written by Thomas Jefferson Disestablishment of Anglican Church Free exercise of religion Model for 1st Amendment

5 Other State Constitutions
Bills of Rights Property requirements for voting (but lowered) Frequent elections of legislators Weak executive and judicial branches Relocation of state capitals to interior Safety from coastal attack Population expanding westward

6 Articles of Confederation: Overview

7 Articles of Confederation
2nd Continental Congress 1777 Loose association 1 branch only… legislative One vote per state Laws must pass a 3/4 vote Amendments must be unanimous

8 Articles of Confederation: Accomplishments

9 Continental Army

10 State Claims to Western Lands

11 Land Ordinance of 1785

12 Land Ordinance of 1785 Surveys Sale of public lands
Pay off national debt Orderly settlement 16th section… funding for public education

13 Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Territories become full states No new slavery in the northwest

14 Northwest Indian War

15 Indian Land Cessions

16 Articles of Confederation: Failures

17 Failures of the AoC

18 Interstate Commerce & Foreign Tariffs

19 Taxation

20 Currency Problems

21 Foreign Threats Britain Britain

22 Foreign Threats Indians

23 Foreign Threats Spain Spain

24 Foreign Threats Barbary Pirates

25 Franco-American Alliance?

26 Shays’ Rebellion

27 Shays’ Rebellion

28 Military Response

29 Constitutional Convention, 1787

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