The US Constitution

Constitutional Convention of 1787 Met in Philadelphia in 1787 to devise a new constitution Two main arguments emerged which caused great contention Representation of each state in government Expanded role of the federal government

A Tale of Two Plans New Jersey Plan Virginia Plan Wanted to expand central government All states had equal representation (1 vote) Virginia Plan Wanted to greatly increase the role of the government State representation was determined by population

Slavery???? South was worried about the larger Northern white population 3/5ths Compromise- each slave counted as 3/5th of a person to be added to a state’s free population Used to determine number of Congress seats for the South

Take out a sheet of paper and put away your notes… Name one weakness of the Articles of Confederation How did Shay’s Rebellion show of the government under the Articles of Confederation What was the main difference between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan What combined the two?

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 Things that were discussed/debated… Representation of each state in Congress New Jersey Plan Virginia Plan Connecticut Plan (The Great Compromise) Expanded role of the Federal Government These debates eventually led to the signing of the…

Knights Charge 10/17 Take out a sheet of paper and answer the following… What does the US Constitution outline? What were the first ten amendments called? What were some of the rights protected to the citizens in those first 10 amendments?

United States Constitution!!!

Federalists and the Federalist Papers Federalists- People who supported the Constitution and wanted a strong central government In support of the Constitution, several key Federalists wrote the Federalist Papers

Alexander Hamilton

James Madison

John Jay

Anti-Federalists Anti-Federalists- Those who did NOT support the Constitution because it gave the federal government too much power Felt that more power should be given to the people

This led to the addition of the first ten amendments of the Constitution… Bill of Rights!!!

What did Shay’s Rebellion highlight? Knights Charge 10/13 What did Shay’s Rebellion highlight? Where was the Constitutional Convention? What was the Virginia Plan? What was the New Jersey Plan? What combined the two? How? Describe the 3/5 Compromise. Who were Federalists? What did they write? Who were Anti-Federalists? What are the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution called?

Knights Charge 10/15 Take out your US Constitution Worksheet

Knights Charge 10/14 Turn in your Study Guides and other work from this week

Knights Charge 10/20 Be sure you grab a Knights Charge sheet of off of the table… What does the word government mean to you?

Government

Knights Charge 10/22 Take out a sheet of paper… “The American Revolution began after years of tension in the American colonies. Select three events and explain how they helped push colonists to eventually declare independence.” What is this quote asking you to do? What time period are we referring to? What three events do you think may contribute to the answer to this question. For each event, describe what happened. Then, connect how each event relates to pushing to colonists toward declaring independence.

Knights Charge 10/21 Take out your Unit 4 GW to 1812 Worksheet and finish it… you have 20 minutes

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