There were a lot of factors that resulted in the articles of confederation being thrown out. The articles of confederation for one‚ had no way to pay for common defense; another problem was that the country didn’t have a bill of rights; and Shay’s Rebellion. The constitution addresses all of these in its bill of rights and amendments. In the articles of confederation they entrusted paying for national defense to the states. The states decided how much they wanted to pay and if they even wanted to pay
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The Monroe doctrine was essentially intended to prevent the Western Hemisphere off-limits to European colonization. European powers would attempt to restore Spain’s former colonies‚ attempts would be viewed as a hostile act against the U.S Second Continental Congress intercolonial assembly that met in Philadelphia on May 10‚ 1775; all thirteen colonies were represented; still wanted to just get British acts repealed and wrote new appeals to British people and king‚ but raised money to create an
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Jordan Cantrell 11/1/14 Chapter 10‚ Prompt 2 5th During the year 1763‚ the town of Paxton‚ in eastern Pennsylvania‚ had become a hotspot of political and racial unrest. Inhabitants of this town‚ including many Scots-Irish immigrants‚ had grown tired of their government’s lack of interest in their vulnerability from outside attacks and inadequate supplement of means for defending themselves. So in December‚ after a day of heavy drinking‚ the Paxton Boys decided to take it upon themselves to defend
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Shay’s Rebellion‚ Articles of Ghena Al khalaf 10C Confederation‚ and US Constitution? The Articles of Confederation‚ Shay’s Rebellion‚ and the American Constitution all played a major role in American history and shared a connection. The Articles of Confederation were a limited government‚ established in 1782‚ that governed the United States and were later replaced by the US Constitution after Shay’s Rebellion. The occurrence of the rebellion exposed
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The Revolution fundamentally changed American society in many ways. It altered life for the colonists politically through the colonists’ different viewpoints of the war‚ the Articles of Confederation‚ the Constitution‚ and various challenges that arose. It also changed life economically through the Articles‚ and new approaches to the raising and handling of funds. Lastly‚ the Revolution changed life in the colonies socially with women being more involved in society. Along with the Revolutionary
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government began to grow in power. This resulted in much opposition. The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and the Nullification Crisis of 1832 are both examples of this. The Whiskey Rebellion was created by a group of farmers outraged by an excise tax on liquor. Alexander Hamilton proposed this tax be placed in order raise enough revenue to pay off governmental debt. These farmers‚ who could not afford to pay the tax on whiskey‚ defended their “liberties” by attacking the revenue collectors. George Washington
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as it is today. 2) January 25‚ 1787-Shays’ Rebellion Shays’ Rebellion took place in 1787‚ when Daniel Shays led a rebellion to seize Federal arsenal to protest debtor’s prisons. Daniel Shays proposed a battle to Luke Day of West Springfield Massachusetts‚ for a battle on January 5th 1787. Day sent a message to Shays that he would not have his army ready by then‚ and that the battle should take place January 6th instead. The message never reached Shays‚ and therefore‚ he and his army attacked
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admired and looked up to George Washington. They felt if he led us through the war that it would be best if he could lead us as a President. President Washington was very successful in his two terms in presidency. George Washington ended the Whiskey Rebellion by leading the army himself. He maintained stability in the U.S. government by being neutral with foreign countries. Washington refused to run for reelection‚ and ended his presidency with two terms being sufficient. The Western troubles with
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Period 3 (1754-1800): Multiple Choice Exam Questions 1-4 refer to the following image: Advertisement‚ Charleston‚ South Carolina‚ 1780s 1. Which of the following BEST reflects the perspective of the above image? a. Slaves represent a public health threat. b. The importation of slaves is a legitimate enterprise. c. The importation of slaves needs to be halted d. Smallpox was a continuous danger to Charleston 2. During the 1780s‚ which of the following was the most widespread crop cultivated by
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of individuals in the nation. Later Anti-Federalists formed the Democratic-Republican Party headed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. It was through the actions of the members of the Democratic-Republicans‚ through events including The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794‚ and the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798‚ that they were effective in decreasing the size of the federal government‚ ensuring individual rights to the people of the U.S. and stealing power away from the Federalist Party. It
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