““In monarchy the crime of treason In monarchy the crime of treason may admit of being pardoned or may admit of being pardoned or lightly punished, but the man who lightly punished, but the man who dares rebel against the laws of a dares rebel against the laws of a republic ought to suffer death.” republic ought to suffer death.”

– – Samuel AdamsSamuel Adams

““I hold it that a little rebellion now I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing….God and then is a good thing….God forbid that we should ever be forbid that we should ever be twenty years without such a twenty years without such a rebellion….The tree of liberty rebellion….The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.” tyrants. It is its natural manure.”

– – Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson

Was it really a Was it really a Revolution?Revolution?

Analyzing the formation of Analyzing the formation of the the

Early RepublicEarly Republic

The Articles of The Articles of ConfederationConfederation

Why was it created?Why was it created?

Why did it fail?Why did it fail?- Annapolis - Annapolis

ConventionConventionShays’ Rebellion

The Constitutional Convention The Constitutional Convention – –

The Art of Compromise…The Art of Compromise… Big States vs Small StatesBig States vs Small States North vs SouthNorth vs South Federal vs States RightsFederal vs States Rights Remember the Ladies?Remember the Ladies?

Who was there and what did they Who was there and what did they want?want?

““All communities divide themselves All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well-born, the other are the rich and well-born, the other the mass of the people…. The people the mass of the people…. The people are turbulent and changing; they are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the distinct permanent share in the government….. Can a democratic government….. Can a democratic assembly who annually revolve in the assembly who annually revolve in the mass of the people be supposed mass of the people be supposed steadily to pursue the public good? steadily to pursue the public good? Nothing but a permanent body can Nothing but a permanent body can check the imprudence of check the imprudence of democracy….”democracy….”

- Alexander Hamilton- Alexander Hamilton

The final productThe final product

New Jersey/Virginia Plans

3/5s compromise and the slave trade

Checks and Balances Minorities (or shall we

say the Majorities?) left out James Madison

Father of the Constitution

Preamble to the Preamble to the ConstitutionConstitution

We the people of the United States, in We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of Constitution for the United States of America.America.

Fight for RatificationFight for Ratification

Federalists vs Anti-Federalists…Federalists vs Anti-Federalists…– Federalist Papers: James Madison, John Federalist Papers: James Madison, John

Jay, Alexander HamiltonJay, Alexander Hamilton Federalist Paper No. 10 – No factions with Federalist Paper No. 10 – No factions with

large republican governmentlarge republican government Federalist No. 51 – Checks and BalancesFederalist No. 51 – Checks and Balances

– Anti-Federalists push for Bill of Rights…Anti-Federalists push for Bill of Rights…

New Government:New Government:

President = George WashingtonPresident = George Washington Vice Pres = John AdamsVice Pres = John Adams Sec. of Treasury = Alexander Sec. of Treasury = Alexander

HamiltonHamilton Sec. of State = Thomas JeffersonSec. of State = Thomas Jefferson Judiciary Act of 1789 – 6 Supreme Judiciary Act of 1789 – 6 Supreme

Court Judges, 13 district Courts Court Judges, 13 district Courts