US History

The Articles of Confederation were intentionally weak in order to protect state & individual liberties

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But, the inability of the national gov’t to tax & unify the states led to problems like Shays’ Rebellion

The national government under the Constitution would have new features & powers that the Articles of Confederation did not have

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Rather than a single unicameral Congress, the new national government would be divided among three equal branches of government

Many of these compromises dealt with how representatives would be chosen from the states to serve in Congress

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The delegates at the convention had to negotiate a series of compromises in order to agree on a framework for government

Constitutional convention

1787

In May 1787, 55 delegates held a
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to
discuss ways to strengthen the national gov’t