State Governments

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State Governments the Articles of Confederation
Created by Mr. Johnson
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State Governments
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Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Written by George Mason
• Natural rights
• Consent of governed
• Separation of powers
• Limited government
• Model for Declaration of Independence,
  Constitution and Bill of Rights

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Va. Statute of Religious Freedom

• Written by Thomas Jefferson
• Disestablishment of Anglican Church
• Free exercise of religion
• Model for 1st Amendment

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Other State Constitutions

• Bills of Rights
• Property requirements for voting (but lowered)
• Frequent elections of legislators
• Weak executive and judicial branches
• Relocation of state capitals to interior
• Safety from coastal attack
• Population expanding westward

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Articles of ConfederationOverview
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Articles of Confederation

• 2nd Continental Congress
• 1777
• Loose association
• 1 branch only legislative
• One vote per state
• Laws must pass a 3/4 vote
• Amendments must be unanimous

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Articles of ConfederationAccomplishments
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Continental Army
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State Claims to Western Lands
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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Land Ordinance of 1785

• Surveys
• Sale of public lands
• Pay off national debt
• Orderly settlement
• 16th section funding for public education

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Territories become full states
• No new slavery in the northwest

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Northwest Indian War
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Indian Land Cessions
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Articles of ConfederationFailures
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Failures of the AoC
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Interstate Commerce Foreign Tariffs
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Taxation
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Currency Problems
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Foreign Threats
Britain
Britain
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Foreign Threats
Indians
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Foreign Threats
Spain
Spain
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Foreign Threats
Barbary Pirates
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Franco-American Alliance?
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Shays Rebellion
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Shays Rebellion
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Military Response
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Constitutional Convention, 1787