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Why the Constitution? At the end of this slide show be ready to discuss why the Constitution.

Why the Constitution? At the end of this slide show be ready to discuss why the Constitution. As you know..before the Constitution there was the Articles of Confederatation.

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Why the Constitution? At the end of this slide show be ready to discuss why the Constitution.

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  1. Why the Constitution? At the end of this slide show be ready to discuss why the Constitution.

  2. As you know..before the Constitution there was the Articles of Confederatation. So the U.S. went from a Confederate system under the Articles of Confederation to a Federal system under the Constitution.

  3. The Revolutionary War lasted from 1775 to 1783.

  4. 4 years after the United States became an independent country it was time to create the Constitution. Under the Articles of Confederation the country was in debt, the economy was tanking, and there were riots and talk of rebellion .

  5. ..So the Constitutional Convention was called in May 1787.

  6. The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia. George Washington is there as well as James Madison and Benjamin Franklin

  7. Most delegates to the Convention believe there should be a stronger central government but what form should it take?

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