Articles of Confederation
The reason the Articles of Confederation was created.
What is to establish the powers of the national government?
[This is the first document that set some laws/guidelines for the "United States" to follow. Remember, we didn't want to have a strong national government, so these laws were put in place to ensure that states had the most power.]
Name two ideas debated or discusses during the Constitutional Convention.
What is....
*slavery?
*State's Rights?
*Great Compromise?
Name the type of government that has these:
*National level
*State level
*Local levels
What is a federal government?
sort these into two columns and name the categories
A. modeled the US Constitution after the one he wrote for Virginia
B. wanted to see slavery end
C. oldest delegate of the Constitutional Convention
D. Father of the U.S. Constitution
Who is ...
*James Madison (A/D)?
*Benjamin Franklin (B/C)?
Name the American Revolution battle where Britain could NOT retreat because the physical geography (specifically a body of water) didn't allow it and the colonist won the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
List some weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is....
*no central authority?
*no national military?
*Now way to force states to send troops or money to the national government?
*No power to collect taxes?
*Border disputes arose?
*Each state had it's own currency ($)?
*states could ignore national laws?
The framers of the Constitution faced many challenges and debated many ideas. One challenge they faced traced back to the fact that King George had forced taxes on the colonists to pay back his war debt. Explain why this is a challenge for the framers after being free and trying to organize a new government.
What is the Articles of Confederation didn't allow for a strong central government, but they needed money to have a strong military so they could defend themselves from outside forces?
The Great Compromise allowed the Constitution to be written. Explain the decisions or compromises made in the Great Compromise.
Hint: # of houses, types of representations,
What is:
*bicameral (two houses)?
*one house will represent population of each state; the other house will have the same number of representatives from each statee?
What is sovereign?
or sovereignty
List these in order:
A. Stamp Act
B. Boston Tea Party
C. Battle of Lexington and Concord
D. French and Indian War
E. Boston Massacre
What is....?
D. French and Indian War
A. Stamp Act
E. Boston Massacre
B. Boston Tea Party
C. Battle of Lexington and Concord
Name the most important weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What is the federal government was too weak?
The framers of the Constitution wanted to make sure they protected against tyranny. Name the idea that was used to help prevent tyranny.
What is a system of checks and balances?
The Great Compromise led to having a bicameral legislature. This means two houses in Congress. Name the two houses.
What is the Senate and House of Representatives?
an agreement where both sides give up something
What is a compromise?
Name the document that gives the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
True or False
Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no army and no court system.
What is ...it is true?
[Because the federal government could not collect taxes or demand soldiers from the states be sent, they really had no power to support an army.]
The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Using cardinal directions this state is located in which direction of Boston, Massachusetts and New York City, New York.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is located south of Boston, Mass. and NYC, NY?
Slavery was a highly debated topic in the Constitutional Convention. A final compromised was reached about how to "count" slaves for population purposes. What was the compromise? [Explain it.]
3/5 of the slaves would count toward the population...this means that every 3 out of 5 slaves counted in the population count
a set of laws that tells how a government will work
What is a Constitution?
Explain how the physical geography around Lexington and Concord helped the colonists.
What is they hid along the roads and behind trees/boulders and around bends while the British retreated?
this person served as president of the convention
Who is George Washington?
True or False and WHY:
These were discussed at the Constitutional Convention:
How to handle the Sons of Liberty and What to do about King George?
The Sons of Liberty helped the U.S. gain its freedom and King George is no longer a problem for the U.S. at this time in history.
the power is shared between the federal and state governements
What is the federal type government?
Explain how the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of the Constitution. Give specific examples.
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