Michael Mancini

Chapter 9 outline
Introduction
Revolution was not fast and did not have sweeping changes
When loyalists left, liberals ruled
Pursuit of equality
Mr. and Mrs. Were once only used by the high class
The indentured servants were set free
The society of Cincinatti was aristocratic and al that
Angelican church renamed episcopal church
Baptists and Jefferson worked to pass the Virginia statute for religious freedom
Quakers wanted to see an end to the slave trade
James Madison wanted to see no more slaves, but he was unable to because it would
wreak the union
Mothers were responsible for educating the poor and for promoting civic virtue
Constitution Making in the states
Contintinental congress of 1776calles for the colonies to create their own independent
governments
Mass creates constitution for convention
First constitutional documents
States were given sweeping powers
Economic Crosscurrents
States seized foremer crown and
The loyalists land was cut up into little pieces for the farmers
The nonimportation agreements allowed for the first industries to really spring up
Inflation was bad and people made huge profits
A shaky start toward union
The Brits sold very Cheap goods in the USA to try to discourage homegrown
manufacturing
Creating a confederation
The Continental congress was very weak
Virginia was the state that got France involved with the war originally
Articles passed in 1777
Articles ratified in 1781
Maryland last to pass
All land that was not a state would become one in the future and no state had right to take
it.
Land sales were the primary way the government supported itself
Articles of confederation- the first constitution
Firm league of friendship
On the NJ plan
Needed unanimous votes to change the constitution

 Needed consent of 9 states to pass bills

The delegates were weak and a mob ran them out of Philadelphia
Notably the best confederation in the world, but not a strong federation
A good halfway point between the association and the Constitution
Landmarks in Land laws
Land ordinance of 1785 the land should be sold and proceeds used to pay the national
debt
Created lots of boxes for townships
Northwest territory was separated into states
The worlds ugly duckling
Brits still enforced the navigation laws
Most British people thought that the Americans would just end up trading with Britain.
British still kept forts and trading posts
The Spanish Cut off trade in the Mississippi
The Spanish owned Florida
The American Trade was hurt by pirates
The Horid Specter of anarchy
The congress was very poor, but still maintained tyranny
States started to put tariffs on imports
Shays rebellion was over poor people who could not pay their taxes or bills. They were
also terrible fighters
Only the rich wanted a new constitution
Debtors encouraged inflation
In 1789 only the conservatives wanted a constitution
A convention of demigods
Control of commerce was the biggest problem for the states
Alexander Hamilton was the one who organized the constitutional convention in
Philadelphia
Every state except Rode Island sent people to the convention
Everyone at the convention seemed to be a god in their own way
George Washington was the chairman of the revolution
Alexander Hamilton was full of hot air
Many of the actual leaders of the revolution Patric Henry, Jefferson, Sam Adams and
John Handcock were not at the constitutional convention
Patriots in Philadelphia
19 delegates owned slaves
Delegates pushed there because of piracy and shays rebellion
Hammering out a bundle of compromises
Decided to scrap the articles of confederation
Jersey vs Virginia plan
Great compromise came out of the petty fighting
All bills of cash must start in the house

When the president does not have a majority of electoral votes, the thing is passed to the
representatives.

Safeguards for conservatism

States chose senators
Only house is by direct vote
The clashes
Not nationally accepted
The poor wanted a weak government
Most newspapers were federalist
The two thirds part was especially questionable
PA was the first big state to adopt the constitution
Mass slowly accepted the constitution
New Hampshire was the last state to adopt the constitution
Virgina and New York, N Ca, and Rode Island did not support the constitution
Wash garnered support in Virginia
Alexander Hamilton convinced NY to support the constitution
The Federalist ws very influential in turning the most influential members of the country
Rode Island really hated the constitution
The other states joined the US because they had to, not because they choose to
A conservative triumph
Minority of militants won and minority of conservatives won
25% could actually vote
Safeguards against mob rule were set in place
Conserved the principle of republicanisim
Good checks and balances
Jefferson thought it would last only 10 years