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, examine how 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.
