Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 7, 8
- Lesson
- Link (website): Articles of Confederation (1777) (Links to an external site.)
- Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post
For the initial post, address the following:
- Pick two (2) issues of the Articles of Confederation and describe the main problems that the United States was faced with under the Federation government.
- Analyze two major debates (see textbook Section 7.4) by which the Constitution was created in the summer of 1787.
Then, address one (1) of the following to your initial post:
- Discuss the ratification process of the Constitution of 1787.
- How did ratification lead to the formation of America’s first two political parties, the Federalists and Anti-Federalist?
- What were the major differences between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist, and who were the best-known members of each party?
ANSWER
Before the United States constitution, the country was governed by the Articles of Confederation. This document effectively created independent acting states. It also created a national government via the Continental Congress (Corbett et al., 2018). However, its purpose was significantly limited to purposes such as national defense, making money, negotiating with foreign states, and overseeing the post office. The Continental Congress had no power to collect taxes within the states (Corbett et al., 2018). As such, it could only make financial requests from the states. This created a… To access full answer, click on the purchase button below.