1. Unit 4: US Constitution
AP #6
VUS 11.5

2. Timeline 1783- Treaty of Paris Signed 1785- Land Ordinance passed
Shay’s Rebellion in MA
1786- Annapolis convention
1787- Northwest Ordinance passed

3. Details Parties: Federalists Strong central government
Supported constitution
Checks and balances
Anti-federalists
Opposed constitution
Fear of strong central government
State power

4. Details Land Ordinance of 1785
Passed under Articles to outline land surveys and sales
Divided western land where Native American land was made into townships and lots

5. Details Shay’s Rebellion Farmer revolt to get:
Flexible monetary policy
Laws for legalize bartering
Right to postpone tax payment

6. Details Northwest Ordinance Specified statehood process
Required waiting period
Prohibited Slavery

7. Timeline 1787-Constitutional Convention
Constitution Ratification by states occurs
1789- Constitution goes into effect
Election- George Washington
1791- Bill of Rights ratified
1792-National Bank established
1793- French and British wars

8. Details Constitutional Convention National Bank Reassess Articles
Need to tax
Regulate commerce
Provide for the defense
Make laws
National Bank
Hamilton’s plan
Uniform currency

9. Sources http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/ Federalist Papers
Hamilton, Madison, Jay
Madison #10- most famous
Argues size would make impossible for government take over
The Articles of Confederation (Nov. 15, 1777)
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
The Federalist Papers
The Annapolis Convention (Sept. 14, 1786)
The Constitution of the United States. (1787)
The Northwest Ordinance (July 13, 1787)

10. Review:
1. According to Constitution, which people would be elected directly by the people a. Senators b. Members of House of Reps c. Judges d. The President e. All of the Above

11. Review:
1. According to Constitution, which people would be elected directly by the people a. Senators b. Members of House of Reps c. Judges d. The President e. All of the Above

12. Review
2. The Federalists allowed the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution because: a. Needed support from Anti-feds to ratify Constitution b. Wanted to highlight slavery c. Wanted to strengthen new government d. Wanted to assure Washington’s election e. Thought it would weaken the judicial system

13. Review
2. The Federalists allowed the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution because: a. Needed support from Anti-feds to ratify Constitution b. Wanted to highlight slavery c. Wanted to strengthen new government d. Wanted to assure Washington’s election e. Thought it would weaken the judicial system

14. Review
3. During the Confederation period, the most prominent Federalists who argued for a strong central government were: a. George Mason and Patrick Henry b. Nathan Hale and George Gage c. John Adams and Henry Clay d. Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock e. Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

15. Review
3. During the Confederation period, the most prominent Federalists who argued for a strong central government were: a. George Mason and Patrick Henry b. Nathan Hale and George Gage c. John Adams and Henry Clay d. Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock e. Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

16. Essays or Discussion
What was the greatest single threat that led to the American victory in the war against Britain?
Why did many colonists remain loyal to the king during the American revolution?

17. Timeline 1793- Citizen Genet 1794- Battle of Fallen Timbers
Coalition of NW Native Americans defeated
Whiskey Rebellion (PA)
1795- Jay’s Treaty (Britain)
Pinckney's Treaty (Spain)
1796- Election- John Adams
1797- XYZ Affair
Increase tensions

18. Details Whiskey Rebellion Jay’s Treaty Pickney’s Treaty
Showed power of new government
Farmers refuse to pay tax
Jay’s Treaty
England give up Western posts
Pickney’s Treaty
Mississippi River trade
Settled Northern boundary of Florida

19. Timeline 1803- Louisiana Purchase 1804- Election- Jefferson (again)
Lewis and Clark
1807- Embargo Act
1808- Election- Madison
End to US involvement in international slave trade
1811- Tecumseh and Allies Tippecanoe

20. Details Embargo Act Tippecanoe Alternative to war Devasted US economy
Prevented foreign trade
Tippecanoe
Harrison attack Tecumseh’s capital
Bloody

21. Timeline 1798- Alien and Sedition Acts
1798- VA and KY resolutions passed
1800-Election- Thomas Jefferson (WA Hoo WA)
Republicans in Power
1803- Marbury vs. Madison

22. Details Alien and Sedition VA and KY resolutions Marbury v. Madison
Adams agreed to 4 separate pieces
Alter citizenship and immigration regulations
VA and KY resolutions
Response to A and S acts
Marbury v. Madison
John Marshall- chief justice
Established judicial review

23. Timeline 1811- National Bank dies 1812- Election- Madison (again)
War with Britain (War of 1812)
1814- Battle of Horseshoe bend
1814- Treat of Ghent
1815- Battle of New Orleans
1816- Election- Monroe
1816- National Bank reestablished

24. Details Two groups Hartford Convention Treaty of Ghent
Against “Mr. Madison’s war”
Downfall of Federalist party
Two groups
War Hawks (pro)
Doves (against)
Treaty of Ghent
Ended war
Restored previous boundaries

25. Review
1. The VA and KY Resolutions took the position that: a. ‘supremacy clause’ applied only to foreign powers b. Congress was responsible for maintaining an oppression party c. Only state fiscal measures could be approved by Congress d. States had power to decide constitutional issues e. Only Supreme court had power to restrict 1st amendment

26. Review
1. The VA and KY Resolutions took the position that: a. ‘supremacy clause’ applied only to foreign powers b. Congress was responsible for maintaining an oppression party c. Only state fiscal measures could be approved by Congress d. States had power to decide constitutional issues e. Only Supreme court had power to restrict 1st amendment

27. Review
2. Marshall established the doctrine of judicial review by ruling in:
a. Northern Securities v. the US
b. Adams v. Dickenson
c. Fletcher v. Peck
d. Dartmouth v. Woodward
e. Marbury v. Madison

28. Review
2. Marshall established the doctrine of judicial review by ruling in:
a. Northern Securities v. the US
b. Adams v. Dickenson
c. Fletcher v. Peck
d. Dartmouth v. Woodward
e. Marbury v. Madison

29. Review
3. The Shawnee leader who rallied the tribes against white intrusion in 1811 was: a. Ticonderoga b. Chief Pequot c. Tecumseh d. Winnemuka e. Geronimo

30. Review
3. The Shawnee leader who rallied the tribes against white intrusion in 1811 was: a. Ticonderoga b. Chief Pequot c. Tecumseh d. Winnemuka e. Geronimo

31. Review
4. Jefferson, a strict constructionist, found it necessary to act broadly when: a. Negotiated the Louisiana purchase b. Vetoed the National Bank c. Sought to balance the national budget d. Sought to impeach John Marshall e. Pushed for the Embargo of 1807

32. Review
4. Jefferson, a strict constructionist, found it necessary to act broadly when: a. Negotiated the Louisiana purchase b. Vetoed the National Bank c. Sought to balance the national budget d. Sought to impeach John Marshall e. Pushed for the Embargo of 1807

33. Sources
The Sedition Act (July 14, 1798)

34. Essays or Discussion
Contrast the Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian philosophies that helped frame the Early Republic.
What challenges did the young US face in its relations with nations in Europe?