Forming a Government

Standards 8.28-8.32

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Standard 8.28

1. How did the Magna Carta influence American leaders when they were considering the structure of their government?

2. How did the English Bill of Rights influence American leaders when they were creating the Constitution?

3. How did the Mayflower Compact influence American leaders when they were creating the Constitution?

4. What was Thomas Jeffersons Virginia Stature for Religious Freedom?

Standards 8.29 and 8.65

1. Which current states made up the territories in the Northwest Territory?

2. How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 affect education in the Northwest Territory?

3. According to the Northwest Ordinance, what did a territory need to apply for statehood?

4. Which provision of the Northwest Ordinance caused regional problems?

5. What was the purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

6. What were townships? Were there any rules and if so what were they?

Standard 8.30

1. Under the Articles of Confederation, what powers were given to the states? Federal government? How could this cause a problem in the future?

2. Why did the Articles of Confederation make it hard for Congress to protect its land or citizens against foreign threats?

3. What was the significance of the Articles of Confederation?

4. Why were the Articles of Confederation ineffective in solving internal problems that existed in the United States?

5. Explain what happened during Shays Rebellion and why it is important.

6. What was the State of Franklin (include where it was and who was its governor)?

Standard 8.31

1. Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention and where was it held?

2. Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?

3. Who created the Virginia Plan and what was it?

4. Who created the New Jersey Plan and what was it?

5. Who created the Great Compromise and what was it?

6. When was the Constitution signed?

7. In what way did the Constitution attempt to implement the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence?

8. Why was the Three-Fifths Compromise created and what is it?

9. Define federalism.

Standard 8.32

1. What was the difference between Federalists and Antifederalist?

2. What problem did Antifederalists have with the Constitution?

3. What was the Bill of Rights and who created it?

4. Explain the purpose of the Federalist Papers. Who wrote them and what name did they publish it under?

5. What was the main idea in Federalist Paper No. 10?

6. What was the main idea of Federalist Paper No. 51?

7. How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?

8. What were the two states the Federalists were worried wouldnt ratify it?

9. Why did the Founding Fathers want all the states to ratify the Constitution?

10. Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution? The last?

11. How did the Bill of Rights use the ideas introduced in the Declaration of Independence?