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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

1781

Worst period of inflation 1775-1781

It took 191 million continental bills printed to finance the war

In 1777 it took 3.00 in bills to purchase 1.00 in goods

1779-42-1

1780 100-1

1781 146-1

1781 40-1

Congress bought them all back

The WAR effect

States argued over land west of Appalachian Mountains.

British occupied forts and wouldn’t leave until war debts were paid.

States protected their own trade interest. Charged each other tariffs.

No national currency ( bribery, overspending, bartering)

Shay’s Rebellion

3 CHOICES

UNITARY

FEDERAL

CONFEDERATE

They chose

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Under the AOC

Unicameral legislature – One house that would make laws and govern the colonies.

There would be chosen from this group an executive and judicial committee ( sounds like?)

The presiding officer of the congress would be selected from the executive committee and would preside for one year over the Congress.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hanson

President of Congress Office Start Office Exit

Samuel Huntington March 1, 1781 July 9, 1781

Thomas McKean July 10, 1781 November 4, 1781

John Hanson November 5, 1781 November 3, 1782

Elias Boudinot November 4, 1782 November 2, 1783

Thomas Mifflin November 3, 1783 October 31, 1784

Richard Henry Lee November 30, 1784 November 6, 1785

John Hancock November 23, 1785 May 29, 1786

Nathaniel Gorham June 6, 1786 November 5, 1786

Arthur St. Clair February 2, 1787 November 4, 1787

Cyrus Griffin January 22, 1788 November 2, 1788

Powers of Congress

Make war and peace Send and receive ambassadors Make treaties Borrow money Set up currencies Establish a post office Build a navy Raise an army Set uniform standards of weights and

measures Settle disputes between the states

The states agreed to

Pledge obedience to the new AOC

Provide money when requested

Treat citizens of other states equally

Surrender fugitives back to owners

No power to

NO Levy or collect taxes

NO executive to administer or enforce

NO power to regulate foreign and interstate trade

Weak because

One vote required by each state regardless of population

No national court system

Amendments required unanimous consent

9/13 majority needed to pass legislation

Only firm league of “friendship”

Accomplishments

Provided an effective form of government even if temporary

Fought a war

Formed a new government

Won the war for Independence

The land ordinance of 1785

Colonies that had land disputes west of the Appalachians had to agree to give this land to the new government for settlement

Land was then divided into 6x6 mile “townships”

The townships were further divided into 36 sections that were one square mile or 640 acres

The 4th section was reserved for government and the 16th would be used for education

Land could then be sold as a half, quarter, half quarter, or quarter quarter sections

Metes and bounds surveys

The rectangular land survey system set up in the Land Ordinance of 1785

Wayne County map

http://www.wayne-county-engineer.com/documents/WAYNE%20Co%2011X17%20COLOR%20MAPS%20(PDF).pdf

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Established the guidelines for statehood

No less than 3 no more than five states out of land west of the Appalachians, north of Ohio and east of the Mississippi.

Ohio

Steps to statehood

Unorganized territory = population of 5,000 free men

a governor and three judges would be appointed by congress

Organized territory

Population of 5,000 voters the people could elect their own legislature

One delegate would be sent to congress but not allowed to vote

Statehood

Population of 60,000 they could apply for statehood after submitting a state constitution

OWMII

Ohio

Wisconsin

Michigan

Illinois

Indiana

Important because

First document to prohibit slavery in the new territory

provided basic rights such as trial by jury,

freedom of religion

free public education

States entering the Union

14. Vermont Mar. 4, 1791 1724

15. Kentucky June 1, 1792 1774

16. Tennessee June 1, 1796 1769

17. Ohio Mar. 1, 1803 1788

18. Louisiana Apr. 30, 1812 1699

19. Indiana Dec. 11, 1816 1733

20. Mississippi Dec. 10, 1817 1699

21. Illinois Dec. 3, 1818 1720

22. Alabama Dec. 14, 1819 1702

23. Maine Mar. 15, 1820 1624

24. Missouri Aug. 10, 1821 1735

25. Arkansas June 15, 1836 1686

Roger Sherman (Connecticut) was the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the Continental Association, the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution.

Robert Morris (Pennsylvania) signed three of the great state papers of the United States: the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution.

John Dickinson (Delaware), Daniel Carroll (Maryland) and Gouverneur Morris (New York), along with Sherman and Robert Morris, were the only five people to sign both the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (Gouverneur Morris represented Pennsylvania when signing the Constitution).

26. Michigan Jan. 26, 1837 1668

27. Florida Mar. 3, 1845 1565

28. Texas Dec. 29, 1845 1682

29. Iowa Dec. 28, 1846 1788

30. Wisconsin May 29, 1848 1766

31. California Sept. 9, 1850 1769

32. Minnesota May 11, 1858 1805

33. Oregon Feb. 14, 1859 1811

34. Kansas Jan. 29, 1861 1727

35. West Virginia June 20, 1863 1727

36. Nevada Oct. 31, 1864 1849

37. Nebraska Mar. 1, 1867 1823

38. Colorado Aug. 1, 1876 1858

39. North Dakota Nov. 2, 1889 1812

40. South Dakota Nov. 2, 1889 1859

41. Montana Nov. 8, 1889 1809

42. Washington Nov. 11, 1889 1811

43. Idaho July 3, 1890 1842

44. Wyoming July 10, 1890 1834

45. Utah Jan. 4, 1896 1847

46. Oklahoma Nov. 16, 1907 1889

47. New Mexico Jan. 6, 1912 1610

48. Arizona Feb. 14, 1912 1776

49. Alaska Jan. 3, 1959 1784

50. Hawaii Aug. 21, 1959 1820