Slide 1CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION Meets in Philadelphia from May to September of 1787. President of the Convention- George Washington. Architect of the Constitution- James…
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1. VUS.5a The Articles of Confederation Weak No Power No Common Currency 2. VUS.5b The Creation and Ratification of the Constitution Made Federal Law the Balanced power between…
1. The Constitutional ConventionCopy the following notes. 2. The ConstitutionalConvention begins 1787 - Philadelphia Delegates from all thestates invited to aconvention…
Slide 1 The Constitutional Convention 1787 Slide 2 ON THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERADTION “I predict the worst consequences from a half-starved, limping government, always moving…
Building a New Nation- The Articles of Confederation Building a New Nation- The Articles of Confederation Objectives Identify the problems facing the 2nd Continental Congress…
The Constitutional Convention May 25 â September 17, 1787 Events of 1783 - 1787 After 1783, when the Continental Army beat the British in the Revolution, the country was…