THE CONSTITUTION

THE COLONIAL MIND…

ENLIGHTENMENT PHILOSOPHIES

WORKBOOK p.41

NATURAL RIGHTS“UNALIENABLE”“WE HOLD THESE

TRUTHS…”

THE NEW ENGLAND

CONFEDERATION1734

THE ALBANY PLAN1754

* DEFENSE* TRADE

THE STAMP ACT CONGRESS – 1765

TO RESPOND TO…..STAMP ACT AND OTHER

LAWS….

DECLARATION OFRIGHTS AND GRIEVANCES

RESULT???

STAMP ACT ISREPEALED….

WHY????

INTELLIGENTSIA

12/16/1773

“I’LL HAVE ONE MORE OF ME…”

BRITISH REACTION….

THE INTOLERABLEACTS….

OUR RESPONSE…

1ST CONTINENTALCONGRESS – 1774

4.19.1775 * LEXINGTON

*CONCORD

2ND CONTINENTALCONGRESS – 1775

*GW*1775-1781

THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

DECLARATIONOF

INDEPENDENCE

GOAL: LIBERTY

LIBERTYVS.

ORDER

SOLON

MAPLE HEIGHTS

BRUNSWICK

PARMAHEIGHTS

VERMILLION

...MMMMM...

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

1781-1787

AOC = WEAKp.42 Workbook

SHAY’S REBELLION1787

TAKE MY FARM? I DON’T THINK SO…

PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION -1787

KEY QUESTION?

VIRGINIA PLAN

N. J. PLAN

THE GREAT COMPROMISEHOUSE = POP.

SENATE = 2 PER

POPULATION ISSUES

-REPRESENTATION-TAXATION

3/5 TH’S COMPROMISE

EXAMPLE500,000 = 300,000

WOMEN???

HOUSE TODAY…CALIF – 53TEXAS – 36NY/FLA – 27OHIO – 16

7 STATES – 1 EACH

SENATE TODAY2 PER STATE

                              

                                     

 

OTHER ISSUES…TRADE?

PRESIDENT?SLAVERY?

KEY PRINCIPLES

FEDERALISM!!!!MADISON AND

FACTIONS

SEPARATION OF POWERS

CHECKS AND BALANCES

FEDERALISTSVS.

ANTI-FEDERALISTS

BILL OF RIGHTS

FEDERALIST PAPERS

JUNE 21, 1788RATIFICATION

AMENDMENTS

•2/3 BOTH HOUSES•3/4 STATES•“SUPER MAJORITY” CONCEPT