2. Friday, February 5th Current Events DUE TODAY!!
Pass back quizzes and review
Class averages
DOI
Continue chapter 2

3. Class Averages A B C D F Totals 1 14 6 4 — 25 3 11 5 23 8 2 17 12 18 713 58 27
106

4. Declaration of Independence (DOI)
4 Categories
Preamble
Declaration of Natural Rights
List of Grievances
Resolution of Independence
Was anything left out?
Should anything have not been included?
If you were declaring independence from the government today, what would you write?

5. Week of 2/8-12
Monday—Check stocks / finish chapter 2 Tuesday—Constitution! (start chapter 3) Wednesday—BOR and other Amendments Thursday—in-class writing assignment *Wednesday bell schedule for Teacher vs Student basketball game* Friday—QUIZZES! POTUS/VPs 1-15 and Constitution (creation, ratification, amendments) Each row needs 6 desks…STOP rearranging my room!! If you get a book out, put it back!

6. Chapter 2 Section 3 “The Critical Period”
Articles of Confederation—set up a National Congress
Allowed Congress to make war, make treaties, take care of financial issues
Gave Congress 13 delegates (1 from each state)
Weakness of the Articles of Confederation
Congress lacked power to tax, regulate trade between States, and make States obey its laws
Laws required approval of 9 of 13 states
Change to Articles required all 13 states

7. Effects of the Weaknesses
Congress had to ask states for funds or borrow (neither raised enough money)
States bickered, made treaties with other nations, raised own military, taxed each other’s goods or banned trade, printed own money with little backing (caused economic chaos!)
Violence—Shay’s Rebellion
Attack on federal arsenal in MA
Protest because people didn’t have money to pay for debts
Congress was too weak to deal with problems
Constitutional Convention—revise the Articles of Confederation

8. Chapter 2 Section 4 “Creating the Constitution”
Framers—delegates who attended the Philadelphia Convention to create the Constitution
George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Morris, Benjamin Franklin, George Mason

9. Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Favored big states
Representation based on population
Called for 3 branches of government
Executive
Legislative (bicameral)
Judicial
Favored little states
Equal representation
Unicameral legislature
The Connecticut Compromise (aka The Great Compromise)
Combined the two plans
Today’s Congress (bicameral)
Senate: equal representation (2 per state)
House of Representatives: based on population
435 total

10. Three-Fifths Compromise (3/5)
Three-fifths of slaves counted for representation
Three-fifths of slaves counted for taxation
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
(benefits South—wouldn’t agree otherwise)
Congress forbidden to tax exports
Congress forbidden to interfere with slave trade until 1808
Congress could regulate commerce

11. Chapter 2 Section 5 “Ratifying the Constitution”
Chapter 2 Section 5 “Ratifying the Constitution” *Delaware first to ratify; Rhode Island last to ratify
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Articles of Confederation too weak
Strong government needed to solve nation’s problems
Liberties protected in State constitutions
Separation of powers would prevent abuse
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington
Ratification process flawed
Presidency could become monarchy
Congress could become too powerful
Lacked protection of freedoms (Bill of Rights)**
States lacked power to print money
Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Tom. Jeff.

12. Worksheet—Due Wednesday Miss Smith will pass back papers—not in Skyward yet