HIST405N Week 2 Discussion 2; Confederation and Constitution

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? Follow-Up Posts Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose a different perspective, examinehow yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same perspective, build on their posts by providing additional information about the events that you have not already noted in your own post.