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| What powers did the Articles of Confederation have and din't have in the colonies? |
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| Declare war, authority over coinage, no courts, couldn't enforce rules. Three departments: Foreign Affairs, FInance, War |
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| 1781 charter for Bank of North America, hold gov cash, lend money, and issue currency |
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| 1785 Jefferson to sell the land. Once the tribes had left they sold the land in 640 acres. But Congress believed that it needs funds to maintain it all. |
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| 1787 If stehood reached 60,000 led to "free inhabitants" then to draft a state constitution and apply for statehood. Bill of Rights to protect them, and slavery COMPLETELY out of this. |
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| Adam Smith the guide against mercantilism. Some adopted free trade while others held on. |
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| Irritant regarding the soliders and property after the war |
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Solider still at military posts, kept trade and rallying up Indians Loyalist property: promised a year to tie up affairs, but Americans lynched and forced people out. Navagating the Mississippi |
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1780 Massachusetts had land taxes from the war but they fell mainly on the poor. 1786 still nothing to help them out or laying off of taxes, Daniel Shays led the farmers to fight for flexible money, goods in its place, and postpone taxes. |
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| Drafted by Madison 1787 seperate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Congress to two houses. |
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| William Paterson equal representation of the states gave Congress power to levy taxes regulate commerece and name a plural executive, and supreme court. |
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| equal representation! But slavery is not involved in this equation. |
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| So it wouldn't determine the states representatives they were treated as 3/5 of a person |
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| Hamilton and Madison. Defended the supreme national authority, and form a majority to that could dominate government |
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