The Articles of Confederation or Perpetual union established a unicameral Congress dominated by the state legislatures that appointed its members (there was no national executive or judiciary). The Congress had little authority. It could ask the states for money, but could not levy taxes; it could neither regulate foreign or interstate commerce nor pay off the nation’s debts; it could approve treaties with other nations but had no power to enforce their provisions; it could call for the raising of an army but could not fill the ranks. The United States was governed under the Articles of Confederation between 1781 and 1787. Because of these, the Congress had less power than it had previously.
Daniel Shays, a destitute war veteran, and his followers demanded a more flexible monetary police and the right to postpone paying taxes until the postwar agricultural depression lifted. That was known as the Shays’ Rebellion. This series of protests were from
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It was introduced by William Paterson on the Constitutional Convention.
The Great Compromise was an agreement that the states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It defined the legislative structure that states would have under the United States Constitution. It was authored by Roger Sherman.
The three-fifths compromise reached between delegates from northern and southern states during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It consisted on that slaves should be counted when determining the state population, for legislative representation and taxing purposes. The compromise was proposed by James Wilson and Roger Sherman.
The Federalist Papers were published in 1788. It consists in a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay who were promoting the ratification of the Constitution of the United