constitution era timeline
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From The Articles to The Constitution
Unit 4: Writing the Constitution, Day 1
Writing the Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Era
Timeline
36 8.1ABC
Constitutional Era
Writing the Constitution
Anti-Federalists
Writings: Anti-
Federalist Papers
Individual
liberties
- Patrick Henry
- George
Mason
- Thomas
Jefferson
States’ Rights
States should
have the most
power
Federal Rights
National
government
should have the
most power
Federalists
Writings:
Federalist Papers
Strong national
government
- James
Madison
- John Jay
- Alexander
Hamilton
Constitutional Convention (1787)
Issues of the Constitutional Convention:
Representation
• Virginia
• Large state
• Representation based
on size
Issues of the Constitutional Convention:
Representation
• New Jersey
• Small state
• Equal representation
for all states
Issues of the Constitutional Convention:
Representation
• The Great Compromise
Issues of the Constitutional Convention:
Slavery
Writing the Constitution
Influence from the Magna Carta
Influence from The English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact (1620)
Influence from the Federalist Papers
Influence from Anti-Federalist Writings