Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation
Successes under the articles
Northwest Ordinance
compromise about slavery
Three fifths compromise
name a federalist
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
who proposed the report on public credit?
Powers of the Articles of Confederation
Declare war
Negotiate treaties and alliances
Could borrow money and coin money
Create navy, appoint military officers
What did the Virginia plan propose
- bicameral
- three branches
what did the federalists favor?
- strong central gov
- national gov regulate trade and tax
what solidified that the constitution was successful?
An event that represented a failure of the articles
Shay's Rebellion
What did the New Jersey plan propose
- unicameral
- one vote from each state
name some antifederalists?
patrick henry, George mason
what's the alien and sedition acts of 1798?
- limits freedom of speech
- target immigrants
Weakness in the Articles
- No judicial or executive
- couldn't tax
- couldn't raise army
What is the Great Compromise
- three branches
- bicameral
- the compromise of Virginia and new jersey plan
what did the antifederalists favor?
- limit federal gov power
-afraid of tyranny
- states' rights
whats BUS?
- bank of the US
How did the states dispute in the Articles
States began to impose tariffs on each other
Trade disputes
Westward land claims and boundary disputes
What convention helped revise the articles
- constitutional convention
what was the compromise between the antifederalists and federalists?
- bill of rights
5 parts of hamilton's financial plan:
- assume state debt
- BUS
- excise tax on whiskey
- funding at par
- tariffs