Unit 5 District Review

Articles of Confederation

• Ben Franklin, James Madison, and George Washington
• Declaring War, Resolving Disagreements between States, Managing Foreign Alliances, Managing Native American Relations,
• 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788.

What did the delegates want to ensure in a new national government?

• clearly stated
• Power struggles between state and national government
• That it was not too powerful.

Confederation

• There are no kings
• an alliance of independent states
• Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.

Why did colonists not want a strong national government?

• Gave women the right to vote
• Leader of the convention. Delegates thought of him to be the 1st president of the US. His support convinced many to vote for ratification.
• They believed it could threaten people's natural rights

Ratify

• to approve
• Congress could not outlaw the slave trade until 1808 and the Constitution must contain a slave clause requiring northerners to send people escaping slavery back to the South if caught
• Empowering the states and making it difficult for an oppressive central government to form

Main Principle of the Articles

• Limited Government
• Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
• Approval of 9 out of 13

Decentralized

• governmental power is spread among more than one person or group
• An African-American woman who sued for her freedom in a Massachusetts court and won
• Specifically given

Unicameral

• "Father of the Constitution". Wanted America to have a strong central government and that citizens kept their rights and freedoms.
• to approve
• One-house legislature

Characteristics of the Government Under the Articles

• Leader of the convention. Delegates thought of him to be the 1st president of the US. His support convinced many to vote for ratification.
• Unicameral legislature, No President, No National Court System
• A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

Congress of Confederation

• It set the stage for growth and expansion. It was the 1st federal legislation to outlaw slavery in any part of the Northwest territory, protecting the rights of African Americans.
• States have powers that are not explicitly given to the national government
• name given to the unicameral legislature under the Articles of Confederation