The Road to the Constitution

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The Road to the Constitution
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Failure of Articles of Confederation

• State governments too powerful
• Power to tax
• Power to regulate trade
• Power to dictate policy to national government
• Power to raise militia

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Need For a Stronger National Government

• Great Britain was waiting for the United States
  to fail
• Large states taking advantage of small states
• Jealousy kept states from working together
• U-N-I-T-E-D STATES was not united

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SOLUTION

• CONSTITUTIONAL
• CONVENTION

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Guidelines for the Convention

• Work of the Convention would remain a secret
• White, highly educated, successful men with
  political experience would be sent
• A majority vote was required on an issue
• George Washington would preside over the
  Convention

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Problems at the Convention

• Small States and Large State cannot agree on
  representation
• Northern States and Southern States cannot agree
  on how to count slaves
• Federalist and Anti-Federalist cannot agree on
  the power of the National Government

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Will there be a Constitution?

• Answer Tomorrow!