1. The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation provided a framework for the National Government.

2. Key Vocabulary Magna Carta Constitution
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Suffrage
Articles of Confederation
Ratification
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Northwest Territory

3. Locke up Government
Documents such as the magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights force government officials to follow the Rule of Law and limited the power of the Monarch
John Locke’s Theory of a Social Contract created responsibility of the government to protect its people
Baron de Montesquieu’s Theory of Separation of governmental powers also influenced the colonies

4. The State of our New Union
As America Grew as a colony they began to set up model governments with constitutions to guide their laws
Some state governments turned to Limited Governments, democracies and separate branches of government
Some States created a Bill of rights for their government patterned after the English Bill of Rights to protect the people from government
All state Governments Became republics with a representative form of Government and some even banned slavery

5. A BIG step forward and a GIANT step back
Thomas Jefferson Created the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom to separate Church and State
While many states expanded the right to vote to any while male tax payer, only land owners could hold public office
Some States allowed Women and Free Africans to vote, but these rights would be repealed

6. A True Article
The Second continental congress looked to set up a national government after the war and selected ONE member from each state to help set up the Articles of Confederation
Under The Articles of Confederation we created a ONE house congress where each state had ONE vote in government
Congress Had the Power to:
Settle conflicts among the states
Issue Coins
Borrow Money
Make Treaties with Other Countries and Native Americans
Ask States for Money And Soldiers

7. I smell a RAT…ifying
The states controlled taxes and controlled the land around the Appalachian mountains
The Articles were passed in 1777 but smaller states, like Maryland, would not ratify them
Smaller states were at a disadvantage because they could not use the Appalachian territory to settle war debts
When Thomas Jefferson agreed that western lands would be made into new states Maryland agreed to ratify the Articles of Confederation

8. Laws of the Lands Land Ordinance of 1785
Divided land into 36 square mile townships divided into 36 lots of 640 Acres Each
The lands would be known as the Northwest Territory
One Lot was used for Public School, 4 lots were given to Veterans, and the rest were sold to the public
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
NW Territory included Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and parts of Minnesota
Described how the NW Territory would be governed and Self-governed
When a territory had 5000 men they could create a government selected by men who owned 50 acres of land
When a Territory had 60,000 men they could become a state

9. More Laws of the Land
NW Ordinance set laws for settlers rights and outlawed slavery in the territory
Rivers in the Territory were free to navigate and freedom of religion and trial by jury were guaranteed
The NW Ordinance set the United States up for Orderly controlled growth

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