Chapter 9 The American Pageant Notes
The Confederation and the Constitution
1776-1790
A Shaky Start Towards Union
80,000 loyalists left → less opinion diversity
cheap british goods → low demand for american goods
Constitution Making in the States
Continental Congress told states to make new constitution- establish themselves as sovreign
Mass held constitutional convention → federal constitutional convention
constitution being “supreme law of land” new idea- fundamentals of all parts of govt
old distrust of judges + governers →strong legislative branch
new + better democracy → poorer people get votes → capitals get moved
Economic Crosscurrents
crown land seized + redistributed
economic democracy came before political democracy
Creating a Confederation
The Articles of Confederation: America’s First Constitution
Landmarks in Land Laws
The World’s Ugly Duckling
A Convention of “Demigods”
Patriots in Philadelphia
Hammering Out a Bundle of Compromises
Safeguards for Conservationism
The Clash of Federalists and Antifederalists
The Great Debate in the States
The Four Laggard States
A Conservative Triumph
The Pursuit of Equality
Key Terms
Articles of Confederation
Old Northwest
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance
Shay’s Rebellion
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Great COmpromise
common law
civil law
three-fifths compromise
antifederalists
federalists
The Federalist
Society of the Cincinnati
disestablished
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
civic virtue
republican motherhood
People to Know
Lord Sheffield
Daniel Shays
Patrick Henry