1. Please make a cover page in your SS notebook titled Creating A New Nation *make sure each section is included in a different color/highlighted in a different color.

2. Provided for a weak national government Gave Congress no power to tax or regulate commerce among the states Provided for no common currency Gave each state 1 vote regardless of size Provided for no executive or judicial branch This was the first constitution written during the revolution It was a great start but lacked 5 important factors

4.  http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usgover nmentandlaw/branchesofgovernment/

5. Ratification of the Constitution  9 of the 13 states had to vote in favor of the Constitution before it could become law. Bill of Rights  Based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights (George Mason) and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (Thomas Jefferson)  The first 10 amendments to the Constitution provide a written guarantee of individual rights (e.g., freedom of speech, freedom of religion).