sec. ed. 337 road to the constitution
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Failure of Articles of Confederation
State governments too powerful:–Power to tax–Power to regulate trade–Power to dictate policy to national
government–Power to raise militia
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Need For a Stronger National Government
• Great Britain was waiting for the United States to fail• Large states taking advantage of small
states• Jealousy kept states from working
together• U-N-I-T-E-D STATES was not united
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Solution
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Government officials realized after Shays’ Rebellion that a change was needed
A convention of representatives from each state were called to Philadelphia in 1787
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STATEHOUSE IN PHILADELPHIASITE OF THE CONVENTION
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INSIDE OF STATEHOUSE (TODAY)SITE OF THE CONVENTION
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There were 74 men asked to come to Philadelphia but only delegates arrived in Philadelphia
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
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The average age of a delegate was 44 years old
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JONATHAN DAYTON (New Jersey) was the youngest at age 26
BEN FRANKLIN (Pennsylvania) was the oldest at age 81
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Most had some experience as politicians in their home states
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40 of the delegates had been members of the Continental Congress
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34 of the 55 were lawyers
Also included soldiers, planters, educators, ministers, physicians, financiers, and merchants
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Most were very wealthy and many owned slaves
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All the delegates were white men
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None of the delegates were African-Americans, Hispanic, women, poor
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Guidelines for the Convention
•Work of the Convention would remain a secret
•White, highly educated, successful men with political experience would be sent
•A majority vote was required on an issue
•George Washington would preside over the Convention
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Problems at the Convention
•Small States and Large State cannot agree on representation;
•Northern States and Southern States cannot agree on the issue of slavery;
•Federalist and Anti-Federalist cannot agree on the power of the National Government:
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The Publishing and Ratification Signed on
September 17, 1787
Sent to each state to ratify
Became the law of the land on June 21, 1788 with New Hampshire ratifying it as the 9th state out of 13
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