Ch.4.3 Moving Toward Nationhood

A Clash of Views  England-Parliament represented colonists  Colonists-represented by own legislatures  Colonists could not be in parliament

 Colonial Trade  Colonies only trade with England  Colonists wanted to trade with any country  Colonists helped England defeat France in the French and Indian War in 1763

“No Taxation Without Representation”  War Debt=more taxes  People who didn’t pay taxes were thrown in jail  Committees of Correspondence- communication

 Called for reps. From all colonies  First Continental Congress  Cut off trade with England

 Situation got worse  Second Continental Congress met in 1775  Colonists fighting soldiers in Mass.  Thomas Paine- Common Sense

Dec. of Independence  Voted for independence  Jefferson, Franklin, Adams, wrote Dec. of Ind.  People give power to govt.-protect their rights

Organizing a New Govt.  Each state-constitution  Citizen’s rights  Term limits for governors  Sep. of powers

Articles of Confederation  Reps. Based on population/same # of votes  National legislature, each colony gets 1 vote  Most powers with states

 Articles had to be ratified by 13 colonies  Ratified in 1781 Limping Govt.  Huge debt because of war  Lost confidence in Am. $

 Congress did not have power to tax  No trade with England  Farmer’s slid into debt.  Lost land  Shays’ rebellion