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American Core Values: Liberty, Equality, Popular Consent Liberty: freedom to act and think as one chooses but no infringement on freedom of others Equality: all individuals equal in worth, legal treatment, and political voice Popular Consent: people are ultimate source of governing authority Before the Constitution The Rights of Englishmen Rights including life, liberty and property to which all people are entitled Declaration of Independence A call to revolution liberty, equality, individual rights, self-government, lawful powers Articles of Confederation Created weak national government The Declaration of Independence Rehashed Lockean Values John Locke: “Two Treatises of Government” (1690) Inalienable (natural) rights Life, liberty, and property Government has responsibility to preserve rights Articles of Confederation Created a Weak Central Government Adopted during the Revolutionary War Created weak national government States retained “sovereignty, freedom and independence” Prohibited Congress from interfering in states’ commerce policies Prohibited Congress from taxation Shays’ Rebellion Revealed the Weakness Weakened Congress Nation Dissolving Farmers, led by Daniel Shays, marched to prevent foreclosures on their land and cattle in Massachusetts Motivated Congress to meet in Philadelphia, PA to revise Articles of Confederation The Great Compromise resolved the Composition of Congress Connecticut Plan (aka The Great Compromise) merged two competing plans and created a Two-Chamber Congress Virginia Plan upon to state New Jersey (small-state) Plan Each state have one vote to large and r