From The Articles to The Constitution

Unit 4: Writing the Constitution, Day 1

Writing the Articles of Confederation

Constitutional Era

Timeline

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Constitutional Era

Writing the Constitution

Anti-Federalists

Writings: Anti-

Federalist Papers

Individual

liberties

- Patrick Henry

- George

Mason

- Thomas

Jefferson

States’ Rights

States should

have the most

power

Federal Rights

National

government

should have the

most power

Federalists

Writings:

Federalist Papers

Strong national

government

- James

Madison

- John Jay

- Alexander

Hamilton

Constitutional Convention (1787)

Issues of the Constitutional Convention:

Representation

• Virginia

• Large state

• Representation based

on size

Issues of the Constitutional Convention:

Representation

• New Jersey

• Small state

• Equal representation

for all states

Issues of the Constitutional Convention:

Representation

• The Great Compromise

Issues of the Constitutional Convention:

Slavery

Writing the Constitution

Influence from the Magna Carta

Influence from The English Bill of Rights

Mayflower Compact (1620)

Influence from the Federalist Papers

Influence from Anti-Federalist Writings