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The Critical Period

The Critical Period . Stickney 2009. Hard Knock Life . . . Inflation, Inflation, Inflation Money is printed by each state Counterfeiting is at all time high Soldiers from revolution have not been paid. Hard Knock Life . . . Shays Rebellion

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The Critical Period

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  1. The Critical Period Stickney 2009

  2. Hard Knock Life . . . • Inflation, Inflation, Inflation • Money is printed by each state • Counterfeiting is at all time high • Soldiers from revolution have not been paid

  3. Hard Knock Life . . . • Shays Rebellion • Soldiers of the Revolution came home to find families dead or destitute, the states that begged them to go to war never paid them, and now have foreclosed their properties for non-payment of taxes. • Daniel Shay and band of patriots take matters in to their own hands in Massachusetts

  4. Weaknesses No power to make war/peace Couldn’t send and receive Ambassadors Couldn’t make treaties Couldn’t borrow money Couldn’t setup a monetary system Couldn’t build a navy No Post Offices and Roads Had to ask states for troops No uniformed standard of weights and measures Couldn’t settle disputes b/w States Our 1st ConstitutionThe Articles of Confederation

  5. Midnight in the Gardens of Annapolis and Philadelphia • Annapolis • Meeting was set to fix the Articles of Confed. weaknesses. • 7 People showed up of 54 • Philadelphia • Delegates agree to secretly draft a new constitution.

  6. Creating the ConstitutionThe Plans and Compromises • Virginia Plan • Bicameral legislature • House of Rep-Based on population/Senate-based on wealth • Slaves count toward representation • New Jersey Plan • Unicameral legislature • States Equally Represented • St. Gov. Can remove President • Judiciary appt. by Pres. • Connecticut Compromise • Bicameral Legislature • House –population • Senate- Equal Rep. • 3/5th Compromise • 3 of every 5 slaves count towards representation in House

  7. More Compromises . . . • Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise • No importation of slave after 1808

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