forging a new constitution 7-2 1786 - 1787 pages 184-191

Forging a New Forging a New ConstitutionConstitution

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The Need for ChangeThe Need for Change

The United States went through an The United States went through an economic _____________ after economic _____________ after

the American Revolution. the American Revolution.

The Need for ChangeThe Need for Change

The United States went through an The United States went through an economic economic depressiondepression after after

the American Revolution. the American Revolution.

Shays’s RebellionShays’s Rebellion

Farmer’s in Massachusetts couldn’t Farmer’s in Massachusetts couldn’t sell their goods, which meant sell their goods, which meant they couldn’t pay their they couldn’t pay their __________________________. Then state officials . Then state officials took the farmer’s land and threw took the farmer’s land and threw them in them in ____________..


Farmer’s in Massachusetts couldn’t Farmer’s in Massachusetts couldn’t sell their goods, which meant sell their goods, which meant they couldn’t pay their they couldn’t pay their taxes and taxes and debtsdebts. Then state officials took . Then state officials took the farmer’s land and threw them the farmer’s land and threw them in in jailjail..


Shays’s Rebellion forced courts to Shays’s Rebellion forced courts to close so judges could not take close so judges could not take away ____ away ____


Shays’s Rebellion forced courts to Shays’s Rebellion forced courts to close so judges could not take close so judges could not take away away farmers’ landfarmers’ land. .


Shays’s Rebellion grew and in Shays’s Rebellion grew and in January 1787, Shays led January 1787, Shays led _____________ to Springfield, _____________ to Springfield, Massachusetts to capture guns Massachusetts to capture guns and ammunition. The state and ammunition. The state militia met the farmers to stop militia met the farmers to stop them and fired, them and fired, __________________________________..


Shays’s Rebellion grew and in Shays’s Rebellion grew and in January 1787, Shays led January 1787, Shays led 1,200 1,200 farmersfarmers to Springfield, to Springfield, Massachusetts to capture guns Massachusetts to capture guns and ammunition. The state and ammunition. The state militia met the farmers to stop militia met the farmers to stop them and fired, them and fired, killing four killing four farmersfarmers..

Slavery in the New Slavery in the New RepublicRepublic

The American Revolution brought The American Revolution brought into focus the contradiction into focus the contradiction between the American battle for between the American battle for liberty and ________________.liberty and ________________.


The American Revolution brought The American Revolution brought into focus the contradiction into focus the contradiction between the American battle for between the American battle for liberty and liberty and the practice of the practice of slaveryslavery..


““In 1774 In 1774 ____________________ in Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania founded the first American founded the first American __________________ society.” - society.” - Discovering Our Past, Discovering Our Past, p. 185p. 185


““In 1774 In 1774 QuakersQuakers in Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania founded the first American founded the first American antislaveryantislavery society.” - society.” - Discovering Our Discovering Our Past, p. 185Past, p. 185


Many white Southerners feared Many white Southerners feared economic difficulties if _________ economic difficulties if _________ no longer existed. no longer existed.


Many white Southerners feared Many white Southerners feared economic difficulties if economic difficulties if slaveryslavery no no longer existed. longer existed.


At this time, many slave owners in At this time, many slave owners in Virginia began to free their slaves Virginia began to free their slaves after a law was passed that after a law was passed that encouraged encouraged ______________________ (the (the freeing of individual enslaved freeing of individual enslaved persons).persons).


At this time, many slave owners in At this time, many slave owners in Virginia began to free their slaves Virginia began to free their slaves after a law was passed that after a law was passed that encouraged encouraged manumissionmanumission (the (the freeing of individual enslaved freeing of individual enslaved persons).persons).

The Convention BeginsThe Convention Begins

In September 1786, In September 1786, ________________ called called for a convention to discuss trade for a convention to discuss trade issues and to look at issues and to look at what possible what possible changes were needed to make changes were needed to make “the Constitution of the Federal “the Constitution of the Federal Government adequate to the Government adequate to the exigencies [needs] of the Union.”exigencies [needs] of the Union.”

- - Discovering Our Past, p. 187Discovering Our Past, p. 187


In September 1786, In September 1786, HamiltonHamilton called called for a convention to discuss trade for a convention to discuss trade issues and to look at issues and to look at what possible what possible changes were needed to make changes were needed to make “the Constitution of the Federal “the Constitution of the Federal Government adequate to the Government adequate to the exigencies [needs] of the Union.”exigencies [needs] of the Union.”

- - Discovering Our Past, p. 187Discovering Our Past, p. 187


After hearing about After hearing about ________________, George ________________, George Washington was willing Washington was willing to to revise the Articles of revise the Articles of Confederation.Confederation.


After hearing about After hearing about Shays’s Rebellion George Washington George Washington was willing was willing to revise the to revise the Articles of Confederation.Articles of Confederation.


The presence of George The presence of George Washington and Benjamin Washington and Benjamin Franklin guaranteed Franklin guaranteed public public trust in the trust in the _______________________._______________________.


The presence of George The presence of George Washington and Benjamin Washington and Benjamin Franklin guaranteed Franklin guaranteed public public trust in the trust in the Constitutional Convention.

The Convention The Convention OrganizesOrganizes

The meetings were held behind The meetings were held behind closed doorsclosed doors to allow the to allow the delegates to talk freely. delegates to talk freely. George George WashingtonWashington was chosen to lead was chosen to lead the meetings.the meetings.

The Convention The Convention OrganizesOrganizes

The meetings were held behind The meetings were held behind ____________________________ to allow the to allow the delegates to talk freely. delegates to talk freely. ________________________________ was chosen to was chosen to lead the meetings.lead the meetings.

The Virginia PlanThe Virginia Plan

The The ______________________, based on the work , based on the work of James Madison, called for a two of James Madison, called for a two house legislature with house legislature with ______________ ___________________________ _____________, an , an executive branch, and a legislative executive branch, and a legislative branch.branch.

judicialjudicial

The Virginia PlanThe Virginia Plan

The The Virginia PlanVirginia Plan, based on the work , based on the work of James Madison, called for a two of James Madison, called for a two house legislature with house legislature with proportional proportional representationrepresentation, an executive , an executive branch, and a legislative branch.branch, and a legislative branch.

judicialjudicial

The New Jersey PlanThe New Jersey Plan

The The __________ __________ plan called for a plan called for a single house legislature with single house legislature with ________ _____________________ _____________ from each from each state, an executive branch made state, an executive branch made up of up of _______ ________________________ _________________, , and a judicial branch.and a judicial branch.

The New Jersey PlanThe New Jersey Plan

The The New Jersey New Jersey plan called for a plan called for a single house legislature with single house legislature with equal representationequal representation from each from each state, an executive branch made state, an executive branch made up of up of more than one personmore than one person, and , and a judicial branch.a judicial branch.

CompromisesCompromises

Constitutional Convention Constitutional Convention delegates voted to work toward a delegates voted to work toward a new national government based new national government based on the ____________.on the ____________.


Constitutional Convention Constitutional Convention delegates voted to work toward a delegates voted to work toward a new national government based new national government based on the on the Virginia PlanVirginia Plan..


Convention delegates broke the Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small deadlock between large and small states when they approved states when they approved _____________________._____________________.


Convention delegates broke the Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small deadlock between large and small states when they approved states when they approved the the Great CompromiseGreat Compromise. .


Under the Great Compromise, in Under the Great Compromise, in the the ____________________________________________ each each state has proportional state has proportional representation based on changing representation based on changing __________________. However, in the . However, in the __________________, each state gets , each state gets ______________________________..


Under the Great Compromise, in Under the Great Compromise, in the the House of RepresentativesHouse of Representatives each state has proportional each state has proportional representation based on changing representation based on changing populationpopulation. However, in the . However, in the SenateSenate, each state gets , each state gets two two senatorssenators..


Another compromise was reached Another compromise was reached on how to count enslaved people on how to count enslaved people (slaves) for representation in (slaves) for representation in Congress and taxes based on Congress and taxes based on population. The population. The __________________________________ was reached counting every five was reached counting every five slaves as three in the state’s slaves as three in the state’s population.population.


Another compromise was reached Another compromise was reached on how to count enslaved people on how to count enslaved people (slaves) for representation in (slaves) for representation in Congress and taxes based on Congress and taxes based on population. The population. The Three Fifths Three Fifths CompromiseCompromise was reached was reached counting every five slaves as counting every five slaves as three in the state’s population.three in the state’s population.


In order to keep the Southern In order to keep the Southern states part of the nation, Northern states part of the nation, Northern states agreed states agreed to prevent to prevent Congress from interfering with Congress from interfering with the slave trade until ______. the slave trade until ______.


In order to keep the Southern In order to keep the Southern states part of the nation, Northern states part of the nation, Northern states agreed states agreed to prevent to prevent Congress from interfering with Congress from interfering with the slave trade until the slave trade until 18081808. .

Approving the Approving the ConstitutionConstitution

Convention delegates agreed that Convention delegates agreed that the Constitution must be the Constitution must be approved by approved by __________ states. __________ states.

Approving the Approving the ConstitutionConstitution

Convention delegates agreed that Convention delegates agreed that the Constitution must be the Constitution must be approved by approved by 9 of 9 of the 13the 13 states. states.

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