Confederation and Constitution
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 7, 8
Lesson
Link (website): Articles of Confederation (1777)
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
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?
