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Northwest Ordinance 1787 - -creates 3-5 territories -model of how to admit new states -gurantees residents right to trial by jury, freedom of religion, due process -outlaws slavery in the region Problems with articles of confederation - * A capital on the run * Failures in Indian affairs * Diplomatic humiliation (by failure to compensate for American debts owed to GB, GB troops remained in US) * Economic crisis (Federal govt. cannot raise taxes, and therefore cannot raise enough money) * Fear of the majority (too much liberty) Shay's rebellion - Lead by Danial Shay who was a soldier in the Continental Army Shay had a plot of land earned through military service, which was free, so there was no property tax The state began to tax free land, and Shay and other farmers were unable to pay their taxes Those who weren't able to pay these property taxes were arrested, had their land taken away, fined, etc. Shayites (farmers who agreed with Shays' ideology of the tax) protested the tax in town halls Debtors want govt. to protect property against creditors Shay and his Shayites raided national armory in protest Significance of shays rebellion - -articles of condeferation are not strong enough -fear of the elite majority The Philadelphia/Constitutional Convention - Urban overrepresentation Rural underrepresentationHow democratic is this?: Mainly only the elite at this meeting Delegates agreed that simply amending the AoC was not enough, and that a complete restructuring of the constitution was necessary Became a private event, and the public were not allowed