Introduction to Chapter 8
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BUILDING A REPUBLIC
1775–1789 [[LP PHOTO: P08.01 DETAIL OF MERCY OTIS WARREN – UTAP ONLY CHAPTER OPENER/
> What were the most significant events that led to the formulation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution? Chapter 8 examines the challenges America faced in the 1780s, the efforts of the states to define freedom and citizenship, and the process that led to the abandonment of the Articles of Confederation and the adoption of the Constitution.
> What kind of government did the Articles of Confederation create?
> How did the states define citizenship and freedom?
> Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
> How did the Constitution change how the nation was governed?
> What were the objections to ratification of the Constitution?
> Conclusion: What was the “republican remedy”?
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