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Florida Standards
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Textbook
Unit 7: Notes and Assignments
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Day 1: Powers & Weaknesses of the ARTICLES of the confederation
Day 2: Policies for Western Lands
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Day 3: Shay's Rebellion
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Day 4: Forging a New Constitution
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Day 5: the CONSTITUTIONAL convention
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Day 6: of Plans and compromises
Day 7: Federalists and Anti-Federalists (Oh My!!)
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Chapter 7: Study Guide- A more perfect union
Directions: To be best prepared for your test review your notes, handouts, and goal sheet from the unit. Answer the questions below using you work from this unit.
- The Americans formed a _____________________, a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
- One of the criticisms of the Constitution was that it lacked a ___________________________ that protected individual freedoms.
- A series of essays titled the ________________________________ were written in support of the Constitution.
- Most of the larger states at the Constitutional Convention supported the __________________________________ because it gave them more representation.
- The government of the Confederation could not pay its debts because it lacked the power to _______________________________ the states or American citizens.
- Know the When, Where, Why, and Lasting Results of Shays Rebellion
- What were the weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation?
- What was the name for America’s first Constitution?
- How many states did it require to make an amendment to the Articles of the Confederation?
- Which law helped to stop the spread of slavery in the western United States?
- What did the Three-Fifths Compromise include?
- At the Constitutional Convention, what did the New Jersey Plan propose?
- Who were the Anti-Federalists and what did they fear about the Constitution?
- Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?
- Define Compromise:
- Explain the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the government.
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