Colonies Before 1763

The Colonies Before 1763
* -Salutary neglect
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* The 1760s
* -The Seven Years state of war (1756-1783)
French and Indian War
-Change in British Policy
Stamp bear (1765)
Stamp Act sexual relation
-Townshend Acts
-Boston Massacre (1770)
- tea leaf Act (1773)
Boston Tea Party (December 1773)
Coercive Acts (1774)
-First Continental Congress (1774)
-Lexington and Concord (April 1775)
-Second Continental Congress (1775-1781)

The Declaration
-As a statement of Governing principles

Institutions
-Formal or unaffixed rules
-How changeable
-Often the result of history or other previous institutions
-Path dependence?





Articles of Confederation
-strong bond of friendship
-each state gets one vote
-unanimous approval to amend articles
-no military unit of taxation

1780s
-Weak central government
Shays Rebellion (1786)

The Calling of the Convention
Articles Congress requests delegates to a convention
Mission: revise the articles

The Convention
May-September 1787
12 attendees
Philadelphia
Attributes

The Convention and Ratification
forgetful note keeping
Madisons notes
Signed September 1787
move to states
Ratified in 1788
New proceedings: 1789

Key Issues in Convention and Ratifying Conventions
Representation
Connecticut Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Supremacy clause
Executive
Legislative
Judicial

Federalism continually comes up
The ability of states to nullify federal laws;
The Civil War;
The major power of the central government in the New Deal;
The rights of states versus the rights of citizens in the civil rights movement
Dual Federalism(1789-1937)- Cooperative Federalism(1937-1960) Regulated Federalism(1960-1970) New Federalism(1970-)

present One: Dual Federalism
1789-1937
states retain most powers
17th amendment (direct resource of senators)
Critical Federalism Flashpoints
Necessary and Proper Clause
Commerce Clause
Health complaint debate(2009-present)
Civil Rights Acts (1950s, 1960s) New Deal (1930s) and...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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