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Roots of the Constitution Al Jacobs Wiregrass History cpresa/sghp/sghp.htm

Roots of the Constitution Al Jacobs Wiregrass History www.cpresa.org/sghp/sghp.htm. What are we doing?. Events and Timeline People Trying to figure out how and why the Constitution was written. Major Events Timeline. 1st Continental Congress – SEP-OCT 1774

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Roots of the Constitution Al Jacobs Wiregrass History cpresa/sghp/sghp.htm

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  1. Roots of the Constitution Al Jacobs Wiregrass History www.cpresa.org/sghp/sghp.htm

  2. What are we doing? • Events and Timeline • People • Trying to figure out how and why the Constitution was written

  3. Major Events Timeline • 1st Continental Congress – SEP-OCT 1774 • Lexington Concord – April 19, 1775 • 2d Continental Congress - May 75-Dec 76 Declaration of Independence–July4, 1776 • 3rd Continental Congress Articles Confederation – ratified Mar 1781 Yorktown Oct 1781, war ends Apr 1783

  4. The People • Who were the framers? • Aristocrats – large wealthy landowners, merchants, educated, loyal British subjects. • Lived along Eastern seaboard on the best land. • Hamiltonians – class based society

  5. Settlement By Ethnic Groups c1760

  6. Who were the Scots-Irish? • Farmers – poor, uneducated, frontiersmen • Other traits – independent, proud, violent, heavy drinkers, armed, liked to fight, anti-British, suspicious of authority, prolific, religious – Presbyterian/Baptist, • Valued land, family, the military and honor.

  7. The Patriot

  8. Postwar Problems • Economy – Inflation • Property – Large landowners • Voting Rights • Monetary problems • Inadequate court systems • Inadequate military Led to

  9. Separatist attitudes • Strong local governments • Inability of the government to protect against Indian attacks • Refusal to pay taxes Finally, armed confrontation – Shay’s Rebellion

  10. Major Events Timeline • Shay’s Rebellion – Aug 1786-Jan 1787 • Annapolis Convention – Sep 1786 • Constitutional Convention opens – 5/25/87 • Constitution signed – 9/17/87 • Delaware ratifies – 12/7/87 • Constitution ratified – 6/21/88 • Washington inaugurated – April 30, 1789 • Whiskey Rebellion – Aug 1794

  11. Bill of Rights • Art 1 – Freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion • Art 2 – Right to keep and bear arms • Art 3 – No quartering of troops • Art 4 – Illegal search and seizure • Art 5-8 – Legal due process • Art 9 – Other rights not denied • Art 10 – States’ rights

  12. Conclusions • The Constitution was evolved over a period of years. • Many internal pressures in the new nation forced adoption of the Constitution. • Attitudes and actions of the Scots-Irish settlers helped form the new Constitutionand Bill of Rights.

  13. Gettysburg

  14. Scots-Irish….The Sequel

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