WALTON/ROCKOFF, Chapter 7 (pp. 138-49):

1. What were the effects of the revolutionary war on the American economy?

2. Describe the economic powers of the federal and state government under the Articles
of Confederation.

3. What were the new economic powers of the federal government under the new constitution?

4. What were the effects of independence on US foreign trade?

MOSELEY, “The Economic Crisis of the 1780s”:

1. What were the causes of the economic crisis of the 1780s?

2. In what ways did the economic crisis of the 1780s contribute to the movement for a
new constitution?

SCHLESINGER, “Economic Aspects of the Movement for the Constitution”

1. Describe the economic conditions in the 1780s, especially the conflicts between debtors
and creditors.

2. What various groups supported the new constitution?

3. How did the new constitution serve the interests of these groups?

4. Describe the process of ratification of the new constitution.