Shay's Rebellion and American Constitution
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State of the union in mid 1780s
* the Articles of Confederation were the very weak form of the government
* Americans were afraid of centralised power
* Independence meant the creation of 13 sovereign states
* Americans were afraid of centralised power
* Independence meant the creation of 13 sovereign states
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Flaws of the Articles of Confederation
* the Congress had no power to raise revenue
* They required the **unanimous approval for any amendments** that would change the
Articles (all the states had to approve of anything for it to go through)
* Articles created no strong chief executive, no effective leadership
* They required the **unanimous approval for any amendments** that would change the
Articles (all the states had to approve of anything for it to go through)
* Articles created no strong chief executive, no effective leadership
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Situation in Massachusetts
The government was dominated by Eastern merchans.
* they required its citizens to pay taxes in hard money
* Boston was still the capital
* closure procedures - farmers didn’t receive the money for the war, they had a lot of debts, couldn’t pay taxes
* protest organisations started appear
* suspended court proceedings
* militia refused to be called out and help the judges to enter the building so they can restart the court proceedings
* Congress called for the increase of the army
* they required its citizens to pay taxes in hard money
* Boston was still the capital
* closure procedures - farmers didn’t receive the money for the war, they had a lot of debts, couldn’t pay taxes
* protest organisations started appear
* suspended court proceedings
* militia refused to be called out and help the judges to enter the building so they can restart the court proceedings
* Congress called for the increase of the army
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Daniel Shays
the leader of the movement of the farmers, capitan during Revolutionary War, he came up with idea that with his supporters they would raid the federal arsenal in Springfield —> army arrivedand Shays was defeated (he fled to Vermont); the government said if anyone who would keep the loyalty they would get the amnesty; Shays wasn’t there but he was sentenced to death; at the end of this rebellion two people were hanged.
But after some time the new governor of Massachusetts appeared and he apologised to the rebels and Shays was able to come back to Massachusetts eventually.
But after some time the new governor of Massachusetts appeared and he apologised to the rebels and Shays was able to come back to Massachusetts eventually.
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The Philadelphia Covention (1787)
People from every state met up to modify the articles.
Alexander Hamilton supported the modification.
Alexander Hamilton supported the modification.
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Constitution
created in 1787, came into force in 1789
Americans decided to create the new government; the Constitution that they created gave the US the Federal System Of The Government __(in this system the power to rule was shared)__
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Americans decided to create the new government; the Constitution that they created gave the US the Federal System Of The Government __(in this system the power to rule was shared)__
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The Bill of Rights (1791)
the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution.
Promised all Americans freedom of religion, free speech, right to have a gun, to have a trial by the jury, the protection of an individual person from cruel and unusual punishments etc
Promised all Americans freedom of religion, free speech, right to have a gun, to have a trial by the jury, the protection of an individual person from cruel and unusual punishments etc