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The Articles of Confederation were the United State's first attempt at a constitution and had many similarities with our current constitution . However it soon showed that it had numerous shortcomings that made it hard to govern thre country effectively as it had no power to raise taxes or control trade between the states and other countries picture source (2009). Articles of Confederation. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/early-us/articles-of-confederation
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The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War. Hostilities were finally ended and a new government could be formed in peace. The potential for future peaceful interaction between the U.S and Britain were established with various trade concessions in the treaty
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A rebellion over high taxes was eventually put down by the state militia. The militias response to the rebellion lead to many at the constitutional convention arguing for a stronger central government
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Convention regarding trade between the states eventually evolved into a call for a new constitutional convention the next year
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This compromise combined two different ideas for the congress into one. One part of congress would be given representation based on population and the other gave two representatives to each state
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Confirmed the power of the central government to be able to oversee and legislate interstate trade and trade with other countries
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The convention was called to address and correct the weaknesses in the articles of confederation, which ended up strengthening the federal goverment
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Articles written by some of the countries founding fathers such as James Madison and Alexander Hamilton which expressed their views that the constitution should be the basis of the United States government and should be ratified by the states.
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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution. It guaranteed many individual liberties such as freedom of speech, religion, and the right to bare arms
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The creation of a federal bank by alexander Hamilton allowed the federal government to stethen its power by allowing it to issue loans, collect taxes, and ensure a federal currency
