1. How are problems with the new government fixed?
Forming A New Nation
How are problems with the new government fixed?

2. Articles of Confederation
1781: thirteen states ratify the Articles of Confederation, creating a congress, where each state gets one vote
Needed 9 out of 13 votes in Congress for national laws/taxes
Individual states can create their own laws & taxes
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set requirements for new states to be admitted to US – no rights for Indians

3. Problems w/ Articles of Confederation
1. Each state had equal Congressional rep regardless of pop.
2. No executive or judicial branch
3. States have more power than Fed Govt

4. Shays’ Rebellion
Massachusetts running out of money, gov raises taxes
Farmers can’t pay new taxes, being sent to prison
Daniel Shays leads a militia to shut down Mass state gov
Fed gov unable to help, Mass militia sent in to stop Shays
Many states fearful of revolutions & lack of federal govt power
State reps will meet in Philadelphia to write a new constitution

5. Constitutional Convention
Problem #1: Congressional representation is unfair
1) Virginia Plan: - James Madison
-Representatives in Congress based on state’s population
2) New Jersey Plan: - William Paterson
- Each state gets one rep.
3) The Great Compromise
- Senate: each state get two reps
- House of Rep’s: reps based on state’s pop.
Problem #2: South wants to count slaves towards population, North does not
- Three-Fifths Compromise
Each slave would count as 3/5 of a person

6. A New Constitution
Problem #3: Who should have more power? State or Fed gov?
Madison’s new Constitution will expand power to Federal Gov: tax, regulate commerce, currency, federal laws
But, State Govs can still make own laws/taxes but they cannot go against federal law or the new constitution
Federalists support new Const, Anti-federalists do not