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Creating a New Government

Creating a New Government. Chapter 6 section 1. SS8H4. The student will describe the impact of events that led to the ratification of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. SS8H4.

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Creating a New Government

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  1. Creating a New Government Chapter 6 section 1

  2. SS8H4 • The student will describe the impact of events that led to the ratification of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights

  3. SS8H4 • A. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of both the Georgia constitution of 1777 and the Articles of Confederation and explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to a need to revise the Articles

  4. SS8H4 • B. Describe the role of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 including the role of Abraham and William Few, and reasons why Georgia ratified the new Constitution

  5. Creating a New Government • The national government that had been established by the Articles of Confederation had limited power • The founding fathers wanted it to be very different from England’s government

  6. How was it different? • Unicameral legislature – Congress • Federal Government had little power • State Government had lots of power

  7. Weaknesses • Congress could not pay soldiers during or after Revolutionary War • Congress asked States for help, States refused • Did not have power to regulate trade with other states or with other countries

  8. Weakness • Each State had their own money system • British reoccupied some of the forts, Congress could not do anything about it • Causing foreign countries to have little respect for the new country

  9. Strengths • No longer under a monarchy

  10. 2 important men from Georgia • William Few • Abraham Baldwin

  11. Constitutional Convention • 1786 – only 5 of 13 delegates met • 1787 – In Philadelphia, all attended • When the Convention ended, the United States Constitution was signed

  12. Large to Small • ABRAHAM BALDWIN – helped solve the large and small state representation crisis • The states in the South had a larger slave population than those in the North • Therefore: the South had more delegates than the North

  13. Slave Population • Slaves would count for only 3/5 of the total population

  14. William Few • Served in the Provincial Congress, Continental Congress, and the Georgia Assembly (from Georgia) • Represented and signed the new Constitution

  15. United States Constitution • 3 branches of government • Executive • Legislative • Judicial

  16. Legislative Branch • Senate (two per state) • House of Representatives (number was based on population of each state)

  17. Making changes to the U.S. Constitution • Delegates provided a method of changing or adding to Constitution • Bill Of Rights (first ten additions)

  18. New Government • Elected George Washington as the 1st president • Known as “Father of his country”

  19. New start for Georgia • Years of hardships and money problems • Georgia’s new government had to help the people with basic items (flour and corn meal) until they could harvest their own

  20. Georgia’s capital moves • From Savannah to Augusta

  21. General Assembly • The new legislature= Bicameral (two houses) • Elected by popular vote • Then it selected the governor and others

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