HST 121: History of the United States to 1877

Founding the Republic

What were some significant results of the Revolution? Why did Patriots divide into Federalists and Anti-Federalists? Describe compromises that helped establish a new federal system.

I: Results of the Revolution

A: Independence

--Treaty of 1783

B: Representation in the state governments

C: Liberty and Rights

1: Constitutions and bills of rights

2: Common law

II: Division into Federalists and Anti-Federalists

A: Revolution complete?

B: Kind of central government

1: Anti-Federalists: Keep the federal government

--Keep the Articles of Confederation

2: Federalists: Adopt a national government

--Proposed in the Virginia Plan

C: Too much popular government?

III: Compromises

A: Great Compromise

--Agreed to in the Philadelphia Convention

1: Mix of Articles of Confederation and VA Plan

--see chart

2: Federal division of power

--See Constitution, Article I, Section 8

--See Constitution, Article VI, Supremacy Clause

B: Bill of Rights

1: Agreed to in state ratifying conventions

--ratification if a bill of rights will be added through amendment process

--See Constitution, Article V

2: Madison, 1^st Congress, amendments proposed, to be ratified by the states

--See the Bill of Rights

C: Judiciary Act of 1789

1: Federalists: appeals on questions of law to the Supreme Court

2: Anti-Federalists: broad court system "keeping justice close to home"