1. GOVERNING THE NEW NATION
CHAPTER 7 SECTION 1
GOVERNING THE NEW NATION

2. GOVERNMENT BY THE STATES
Constitution : a document stating the rules under which government will operate.
Legislature: part of government that makes laws. Its members are elected by the people.
Bill of Rights: a list of key freedoms government must respect.
COLONIST DID NOT TRUST THE KINGS LOYALIST GOVERNORS
NEW STATE CONSTITUTIONS LIMITED THE POWER OF THE GOVERNORS
Parliament, which was part of the central government, exerted power over the elected colonial legislatures
Changed in new Constitution
Voting : More people were allowed to vote. BUT states still required that only white male propriety owners were allowed to vote.
Individual rights: protected in several states’ BILL of RIGHTS

3. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
GOVERNMENT CHARACTERISTICS
UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE
EACH STATE HAD ONLY ONE VOTE.
9 OF THE 13 STATES HAD TO APPROVE A LAW.
NO EXECUTIVE – PRESIDENT
NO JUDICIAL – COURT SYSTEM
LEGISLATIVE POWERS LIMITED TO:
POWER TO DEAL WITH Native Americans and foreign nations
Power to make laws, declare war, coin and borrow money, run a postal service
WEAKNESS OF THE CONFEDERATION CONGRESS
NO POWER TO TAX
NO COURT SYSTEM TO ENFORCE LAWS
WORTHLESS CONTINENTAL MONEY
NO CONTROL OVER INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS AND LITTLE CONTROL OVER STATES
COULD NOT CONTROL TRADE BETWEEN STATES
COULD NOT STOP REBELLIONS LIKE SHAY’S REBELLION OR REMOVE THE BRITISH FROM WESTERN FORTS **** no money for the military***

4. NORTHWEST ORDINANCE OF 1787
WESTERN LANDS -
One of the few successes of the Articles of Confederation
LAND WEST OF APPALACHIANS WERE CLAIMED BY ALL OF THE 13 STATES WITH VIRGINIA CLAIMING THE MOST LAND. Maryland refuse to sign the Articles of Confederation until Virginia gave up it’s claim. ALL WESTERN LAND WERE TURN OVER TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
LAND ORDINANCE OF 1785
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE OF 1787
WAS A METHOD OF ORDERLY SETTLING NORTHWEST TERRITORY
It was a law that made provisions for governing the Northwest Territory
LAND WOULD BE DIVIDED INTO TOWNSHIPS OF 6 MILES SQUARE
36 SECTION OF 1 MILE SQUARE (640 ACRES)
THE LAND WAS TO BE SOLD FOR $1 AN ACRE OR MORE.
ONE SECTION IN EACH TOWNSHIP WOULD BE SET ASIDE FOR EDUCATION.
THIS WAS THE FIRST NATIONAL LAW IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION
Congress appointed a governor and 3 judges to rule the territories.
Five states were to come for the territory
With 5000 people the territory could elect a legislature.
With 60,000 people the territory could write a state constitution and apply for statehood
States must be a republic, have no slaves, and guarantee freedom of religion and jury trials

5. Growing problems for the new nation
FAILURE TO REGULATE TRADE BETWEEN STATES
WORTHLESS CONTINENTAL DOLLARS
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
NO POWER TO TAX
ECONOMIC DEPRESSION DUE TO LACK OF TRADE
THE U.S. WAS SEEN AS WEAK
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
BRITISH STILL IN FORTS IN THE NORTHWEST
SPAIN REFUSE SETTLERS THE USE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
ECONOMIC DEPRESSION CAUSE FARMERS IN MASS. TO LOSE THEIR FARMS. COULD NOT PAY TAXES.
SHAY’S REBELLION
People became afraid and wanted a stronger central government
DANIEL SHAY LEAD A REVOLT TO KEEP THEIR FARMS. He fail and was arrested