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America under the Confederation

A New Constitution
The Ratification Debate and the Origin of
the Bill of Rights
"We the People"
 America under the
Confederation
Why did many of the founders believe that the separation of church and state was
necessary? What was done to ensure this separation?

What was the first written constitution of the United States? What did it hope to do?
What were its strengths and weaknesses?
 America under the
Confederation

The Articles of Confederation

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Confederation

Congress and the West

Settlers and the West
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Confederation

The Land Ordinances

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Confederation

The Confederations Weaknesses

Shayss Rebellion
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Confederation
Who were the most vocal leaders for a strong national government? What
did they hope to create by building a powerful national government? What
groups were their allies?
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Confederation

Nationalists of the 1780s

 What major disagreements and compromises molded the final content of
the Constitution?

What was the Virginia Plan and what was the compromise given to smaller
states who feared being gobbled up by the bigger states?

What were the two basic political principles embodied by the US

Constitution? How do those principles dictate how the government should
be structured?

How did slavery affect each states representation in the House of

Representatives after the Constitutional Convention? What other
concessions did the southern slave owners receive from the convention?

Explain the arguments made by Federalists in support of the Constitution.

What were the main arguments made by Anti-Federalists against the

Constitution?
 A New Constitution
The Structure of Government
The Limits of Democracy
The Division and Separation of Powers
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The Debate over Slavery
Slavery in the Constitution
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The Final Document
The Ratification Debate and the
Origin of the Bill of Rights

How did Anti-Federalist concerns raised

during the ratification process lead to
the creation of the Bill of Rights?
 The Ratification Debate and the
Origin of the Bill of Rights

The Federalist
Extend the Sphere
 The Ratification Debate and the
Origin of the Bill of Rights

The Anti-Federalists
 The Ratification Debate and the
Origin of the Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights

 We the People"

How did the definition of citizenship in

the new republic exclude Native
Americans and African-Americans?
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National Identity
Indians in the New Nation
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Blacks and the Republic
 We the People"
Jefferson, Slavery, and Race
 We the People"
Principles of Freedom