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2.3 Moving T oward Nationhood

2.3 Moving T oward Nationhood. A Clash of Views. Government and Trade Parliament thought they rep all citizens Colonists they weren’t rep since they couldn’t vote for Par. England only allowed colonist to trade with Eng. Colonists wanted to trade with other countries

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2.3 Moving T oward Nationhood

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  1. 2.3 Moving Toward Nationhood

  2. A Clash of Views • Government and Trade • Parliament thought they rep all citizens • Colonists they weren’t rep since they couldn’t vote for Par. • England only allowed colonist to trade with Eng. • Colonists wanted to trade with other countries • Colonists were still loyal citizens

  3. A Clash of Views • No Taxation w/o representation • Britain indebt due to the Fr. And Ind. War • Increased taxes on the colonists to pay for it • Gave governors more power to collect taxes • Colonists thought this was taking away their property without their consent

  4. A Clash of Views • Steps Toward Independence • Colonists formed Committees of Correspondence • Communicate with in the colonies • Met for the 1st Continental Congress • Tried to convince parliament to respect colonists’ rights • Pledged to cut off trade with England – boycott

  5. A Clash of Views • A Year Later • Things still weren’t better • Met for the 2nd Continental Congress • Some fighting had already begun in MA - ??? • Many people were afraid to be independent • Thomas Paine wrote “Common Sense” • This changed many people’s minds

  6. The Declaration of Independence • Support for independence grew at the 2nd C.C. • Wrote the Declaration of Independence • 4 parts • Preamble – written reason for the revolution • Natural laws of man – related to the enlightenment (John Locke)“right to life, liberty, and property.” • Grievances against Britain

  7. The Declaration of Independence • Support for independence grew at the 2nd C.C. • Wrote the Declaration of Independence • 4 parts • Grievances against Britain • Violation of rights • Taxation w/o representation • Quartering • Limits on trade • Right to over throw the gov if these rights are not protected.

  8. The Declaration of Independence • Support for independence grew at the 2nd C.C. • Wrote the Declaration of Independence • 4 parts • Declare a new nation The United States of America

  9. The Declaration of Independence • Organizing a new gov. • Needed to form state and local gov. • State Constitutions • Each state had to write a constitution • These limited the power of government • Some stats included citizens’ rights • Guarded against tyranny • Limited the years for governors • Seperated powers of gov. • Judicial • Executive • legislative

  10. The Declaration of Independence • Articles of Confederation • The states were 13 separate gov • 1777 the 2nd Continental Congress wrote the Articles of Confederation • They feared a strong central gov. • The National legislature was given power to: • declare war • Make treaties • Work out trade agreements between the states

  11. The Declaration of Independence • Articles of Confederation • Could not • Tax • Enforce any of its laws • It took 4 years to agree to the A of C

  12. A Limping Government • Problems with debt • Borrowed a lot of money to pay for the Revolution • Other countries lost confidence in our ability to pay our debts • Problems with trade • English products were cheaper • England did not allow us trade with any of its colonies • West Indies had been our 2nd largest trading partner

  13. A Limping Government • Shay’s Rebelllion • Since farmers couldn’t trade their crops they went into debt • State legislatures raised taxes to pay war debts • Daniel Shay • War Hero • Leads farmers to courthouses to disrupt business (especially the business of foreclosing on farmland) • MA militia called into put down the rebellion • G. Wash thought the new gov was too weak • Many people began to call for a new stronger central gov.

  14. ??????The Question?????? • A Strong Central Government like England • A Weak Central Government like the Articlaes of Confederation OR

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