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Making Republican Governments 1776-1789
Chapter 6 (Part II)
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New State Constitutions
May 1776 Second Continental Congress urged the establishment of __________ governments VA, MD, NC, NJ, DE, PA new constitutions CT, RI removed references to king Republicanism
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PA Constitution of 1776 Radical!! Diverse Groups in PA ___________
No property requirement to be a citizen Taxpaying men had right to vote & hold office No governor = no veto Protection from debtor’s prison Unicameral legislature Radical!! Too radical? ……………………………….
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Conservative Patriots
Unicameral legislature of PA was “so democratical that it must produce confusion and every evil work.” “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself.” Office holding should be restricted to “men of learning, leisure and easy circumstances” “if you give [average citizens] the command or preponderance in the … legislature, they will vote all property out of the hands of you aristocrats.”
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A More Conservative Response
John Adams Thoughts on Government (1776)* Disperse authority and preserve liberty Separate branches of government _____________ make laws _____________ administer laws _____________ enforce laws *most states adopted most of his ideas
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Experimenting with Confederation
State governments National government Elected representatives Not direct democracy How to implement republican ideals? States: “…remember the ladies…” Yes dear ;)
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Creating a Confederation
Shortly before declaring independence in 1776, the Second Continental Congress appointed a committee to draft a written constitution for the new nation The finished product was the Adopted by Congress in convinced France that America had a genuine government in the making was not ratified by all 13 colonies “We have it in our power to begin the world over again. A situation, similar to the present, hath not happened since the days of Noah until now. The birthday of a new world is at hand.”
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