Confederation and Constitution

Questions and Answers

How did the colonists begin to see themselves as distinct from the British?

Attitudes toward tax policy

Stamp Act

Separate but not subordinate

Quartering Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Atlantic Ocean

Patriots

Sam Adams, John Hancock

Smugglers, Committees of Correspondence, Sons of Liberty

Paul Revere

Boston Massacre Engraving, Sons of Liberty

How were the Articles of Confederation and Constitution similar and different?

Different

Judicial and Executive added to Constitution

Supreme Court and President

Bicameral Congress in Constitution vs Unicameral Congress in Articles of Confederation

House of Representatives and Senate in Constitution

Congress in Articles of Confederation

Similar

Equal State Representation in Congress

1 vote per state in Congress Articles of Confederation

2 votes per state in Senate in Constitution

How can the Constitution be seen as conservative over the short run of 1763 to 1800 and the long run to the present day?

The Constitution can be seen as conservative over the short run of 1763 to 1800 and the long run to the present day, because it did not change many of the ideas of individual rights, still maintained the current political order, and was difficult to amend.

• Critique
• Did not provide guarantees to individual rights
• Amendments
• Could be proposed by a new constitutional convention requested by two thirds of the states or by a two thirds vote of both houses of Congress
• Amendments were written by James Madison
• these amendments were adopted in 1791
• Political Order
• No power to directly intervene in state’s internal affairs

Autumn Pecarovich

How was the Declaration of Independence a creation of colonial history since 1763 (and before)?

• Boston Tea Party
• December 16, 1773, Hundred bostonians disguised as indians, 342 chests of tea, dumped it into the Atlantic
• Boston Tea Party, Boston Harbor, Atlantic
• Lexington and Concord
• April 1775, British commander in Boston sent a detachment of troops to Lexington and Concord, Seize stores of gunpowder and firearms, And “bag” the rebel ringleaders,
• Samuel Adams, John Hancock, British, Patriots, Lexington, Concord,
• Ideas of government
• Two ideas, Models of the ancient greek and roman republics, Whigs feared the treat of liberty posed by the arbitrary power.
• American Colonists, Greek, Roman, Republicanism, Radical whigs
• The stamp tax uproar
• Biggest debt of 140 pounds, Prime Minister George Grenville first aroused resentment in 1763, He also secured the Sugar act of 1764, first tax for raising revenue, The Sugar act increased the price for all foreign imported sugar, Quartering acts of 1765 required colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops, The stamp tax taxed stamped paper or the affixing of stamps, stamps were required on bills of sale for about fifty trade items as well as certain commercial and legal documents.
• Prime Minister George Grenville, Colonies, Parliament, Sugar Act, Quarters Act, British Troops, Stamp Tax,

Darrin Coleman

How was the Constitution a creation of colonial history since 1763 (and before)?

• Colonial government
• Governed the thirteen colonies
• “The Fundamental Orders
• The first unofficial constitution written in the colonies
• “The Declaration of Independence”
• After the declaration came the constitution.

Abby boatman

How did Shays' Rebellion change Americans' views on the Articles of Confederation?

How can Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion show how the Constitution grew out of the Articles of Confederation?

How did Degler say "causes were consequences?"

Britain: Cause: French and Indian War- 7 Years War� Consequence/Cause: British in Debt� Consequence: Navigation Acts Enforced(1764), Stamp Act(1765), Townshend Acts(1767), Boston Massacre(1770), British Tea Acts(1773)�Colonies: Cause: British Taxation Laws� Consequence: Stamp Act congress (1765), Committees Of Correspondence (1770), Boston Tea Party (1773), Continental Congress (1774), Declaration of Independence (1776)�Consequence: Successful American Revolution�The World: Cause: Successful Revolution sets an Example� Consequence: Other Countries Revolt (Ex. French Revolution)�Degler said Causes were Consequences because the actions of Britain trying to make up their debt from the French and Indian war had the consequence of spurring on American ideas of Independence.�- Joseph Langley

How did new governments grow out of old charters?

Hunter

How could conservatives be innovators?

Lexi

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• Communication
• Trade
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How did American identity change from 1754-1800?- Hailie Warnock

• American identity changed from 1754 - 1800 in many significant ways.
• Declaration of Independence
• States the rights that the colonists want and need in their country
• Mercantilism
• Taxes from Britain forcing Americans to change
• Stamp act, Sugar act, tea act in 1773
• Treaty of paris in 1783
• Britain accepts the colonies independence
• Constitution passed in the states
• Nine states passed the Constitution and Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island voted against the Constitution

Did the embargoes hurt either Britain or France? If so, how? If not, why did the United States impose them? (Kathryn)

The embargoes did not hurt Britain or France because they weren’t commercially dependent on the United States. However the United States enforced these laws because they wanted more fairness and tranquility between the three countries.

• Pressed trading laws:
• 1807 Embargo Act (hurt US commerce-no foreign trade; dependent on B&F
• 1809 Non-Intercourse Act (opened ports except w/ B&F; attempt to fix above
• 1810 Macon’s Bill No.2 (Reopened trade unless B&F continued attacking/capturing; attempt to stop B&F capturing US ships)

Individuals: Thomas Jefferson (president)

How did the lives of Jefferson and Hamilton change American culture and society?

Lindsay

Balance

Idea: Whiskey Rebellion

Example: They listened to both arguments and created a solution.

Detail: The Northern states were in debt, so in order for Hamilton to create his national bank to pay it off, the capital was placed in Virgina with Jefferson to give the state more of a federal influence.

What is a revolution and was the “Revolution of 1800” a revolution? Why or why not?

A Revolution is defined as a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. With this definition in mind, I do not believe that the “Revolution of 1800” was truly a revolution, as it was simply a presidential election between people from different parties

Idea: Classic Revolutions

Example: The American Revolution in 1763

Details: The American Revolution is a good example of what a revolution should be. For example, it stood out due to its uniqueness, for there had never been a successful rebellion by colonial people towards their mother country. Also, the United States were attempting to distinguish themselves as their own country and attempted to overthrow the social order Britain had over them.

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How did the Louisiana Purchase change the United States physically and politically?- Rhett Samper

The Louisiana Purchase benefited the United States in many ways.

• Added 828,000 square miles to the United States
• Both an economic and political victory
• Out of 600 million acres the price was less the 4 cents an acre
• Avoided a potential war with the french
• The french could now enter the United States in peace.

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