J. Kelly Robison

Revolutionary Government

  1. Introduction
  2. Republicanism
  3. State Governments
    1. State Constitutions
    2. Political Participation
    3. Property Qualifications
  4. The Articles of Confederation
    1. Provisions
      1. Limited Power
        1. Northwest Ordinance
        2. The Treaty of Greenville
      2. Loose Bonding of States
    2. Weaknesses
  5. The Critical Period
    1. International Problems
    2. National Problems
      1. Finances
      2. Mobocracy
      3. Decline of Republican Virtue
  6. Conclusions

Study Questions:

What is republicanism? How did this particular form of government appeal to the framers of the first national American government?

Describe the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and discuss the reasons why Americans purposefully created a weak national government.

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