Title: U.S. History
Publisher: OpenStax
Publication Date: 2014
APA Citation
OpenStax. (2019). U.S. history. OpenStax CNX. Retrieved from
https://cnx.org/contents/[email protected]:gMXC1GEM@7/Introduction
PLEASE FOLLOW DIRECTIONS AND USE
THE BOOK AS WELL.
Week 2 Discussion 2: Confederation and
Constitution
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Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
• Textbook: Chapter 7, 8
• Lesson
• Link (website): Articles of Confederation (1777) (Links to an external site.)
• Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post
For the 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?