The Early National Period, 1781 – 1800

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The Early National Period, 1781 – 1800

What Was Our 1st Government Like? Confusion about American vs. British identity 1775 – 1781 = Continental Congress was main body of government Still angry at Parliament: “Less government is better”

Articles of Confederation November 1777 = 13 states agreed to it “League of Friendship” 2 – 7 state delegates met in congress and had 1 vote per state 9 out of 13 states had to approve the passage of new laws Not allowed to tax people Could not force states to give them money

Problems of the Confederation National debt was $42 million & state debts were $25 million Strong state identity & weak national identity Tasks = Pay war debt Build relationships with Native Americans Settle Western Frontier

State Identities States were more powerful than the national government People defined themselves by their state

Republicanism Popular elections Belief that leaders represented the people & put the interests of the people before their own A positive view of government

Who were “the people”? Maryland voters needed 50 acres of land or 30 dollars Pennsylvania voters needed property 1776 – 1807 = Only New Jersey allowed free blacks and women with property to vote

Western Lands 7 states claimed western areas Small states wanted government to sell land to pay war debt Northwest Ordinance of 1787 = Created territories out West

Shay’s Rebellion September 1786 1,100 Massachusetts farmers protested when land was foreclosed on because of taxes Massachusetts militia refused to suppress them Daniel Shays

Constitutional Convention September 1786 = 5 states met in Annapolis James Madison of Virginia led reform effort to revise Articles of Confederation Re-scheduled for May 1787 in Philadelphia

Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia May – September 1787 All states present except Rhode Island 55 elite men = 2/3 were lawyers, 7 former state governors

Virginia Plan Would have reduced state power 3 branches of government Would have given smaller states less power

New Jersey Plan Led by smaller states Would have created 3 presidents Single congress Congress had the right to tax

The Great Compromise House of Representatives decided by population All states had 2 representatives in Senate 3/5 Compromise

3/5 Compromise 3/5 of slave population would be counted for state population “Slavery,” “Slaves,” “Slave Trade” never mentioned International slave trade allowed to continue Fugitive slaves allowed to be captured across state lines No changes to 3/5 clause allowed for 20 years

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists 38 out of 55 representatives approved 9 out of 13 states had to ratify it Federalists = wanted stronger federal government Anti-Federalists = Anti-constitution, wanted state power

Bill of Rights A compromise for 7 states before they ratified 1791 = 10 states approved 10 out of 12 amendments #1 – 8 = About individual liberties #9 – 10 = About boundaries between federal and state authority

Washington as President February 1789 = Unanimously chosen as president by electoral college John Adams elected as VP Projected an honest and virtuous image

Federalists vs. Democrat-Republicans By 1790 = 2 informal parties George Washington & early national government officials were Federalists Democrat-Republicans had Anti-Federalist roots Washington warned against party politics & international affairs in Farewell Address