HIST 015A Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Res Publica, Representative Democracy, Connecticut Compromise
13 Nov 2017
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Western campaigns (1777-1778: british-indian alliances, not strongest alliance, fighting on western frontier, british lost indian support. Treaty of paris (1783: american delegation to paris, franklin, jay, john adams, terms, american boundaries, british evacuation, debt repayment. Republicanism: res publica: public affairs , republicanism: freedom from private or arbitrary rule or law, america as democratic republic, representative democracy. Articles of confederation: weakened central government, unicameral legislature, no powers of taxation or economic regulation, no executive or judicial branch, first attempt at national government, votes had to be unanimous. Northwest ordinance of 1787: settlers in territories granted full rights as u. s. citizens, dictates orderly settlement of western lands, profits from land sales goes to federal government, slavery forbidden in northwestern territories. Problems in post-revolutionary america: failure of articles, foreign affairs, western and southern territories, economic problems, rivalries between states. Xi: revolt against massachusetts courts, highlights ineffectiveness of state government.
