1. In this class, we are in our seats when
The bell rings, with our phones put
Away….or we go and get a Hero Pass.

2. Sectionalism Grows During
Notes 4:
Sectionalism Grows During
The Founding Period

3. Let’s
Review
Vocabulary!

4. Staple Crop, Annex, Amendment,
Compromise, Subdue
Hitler’s goal was to rebuild the
German military and ________
The countries around Germany.
Two answers will work here.

5. Staple Crop, Annex, Amendment,
Compromise, Subdue
Lindsay and I could not agree
on who would do the dishes,
so we reached a _______
that I would wash and she
would dry.

6. Staple Crop, Annex, Amendment,
Compromise, Subdue
The law was not
Working as intended,
So the Congress
Added an _______
To fix the problem.

7. Staple Crop, Annex, Amendment,
Compromise, Subdue
Corn is the
_______ of
Most of the
Farmers in the
Midwest.

8. Key Terms Articles of Confederation Northwest Ordinance
Shay’s Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
Antebellum
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Louisiana Purchase

9. Articles of Confederation
The first Constitution of the United States.
Created a Congress where each state
Had equal power, and they all had to
Agree to do anything.
Could not impose taxes!
Do you see why this could be a problem?

10. Northwest Ordinance Of 1787 The one strong law passed
Under the Articles of Confederation
Set up a system for adding new states
To the USA.
Eventually created several new states
With NO SLAVERY (the Midwest)!
Why did the south allow this?

11. Shays’ Rebellion A small rebellion that happened
In Massachusetts in
Daniel Shays, a war veteran, led
4000 men to try to overthrow the
Government. Nobody could stop
Them, the Articles Congress had
No money or troops!!!
Showed how weak the articles
Were, and that we needed some
Changes.

12. Constitutional Convention
A convention was called to
Make changes to the Articles.
But when the delegates got there,
They decided that the Articles
Were too weak, and that they should
Write a whole new constitution.
Met May-September 1787 in
Philadelphia.

13. Antebellum? What is From Latin Ante = “Before” Bellum = “War”
In American History this always refers to the period
before the American Civil War.

14. New Jersey Plan Virginia Plan VS. Each State’s representation in
Congress would be determined by
the population of the state.
Each State’s representation in
Congress would be equal.

15. The Great Compromise
The new congress of the United States would be bi-cameral.
One house (The House of Representatives) would be based on population.
The other house (The Senate) would have equal representation.

16. The Three-Fifths Compromise

17. The Louisiana Purchase

18. The Louisiana Purchase
1800--Spain sells the Louisiana Territory to France. Americans freaking out that they
Will lose access to the Mississippi River Trade
Jefferson did not want to fight Napoleon in a war, one of the greatest war leaders
Of all time, but he knew Napoleon needed money for all his wars in Europe.
1803--Jefferson sends Madison, the Secretary of State, to buy New Orleans ONLY for 10
Million dollars.
After bargaining for only a week, Napoleon shocks Madison by offering the entire Louisiana
Terittory for only 15 million! That’s 800,000 square miles for only 3 cents per acre.

19. Jefferson did not really believe that the President had the power to buy land Like this, but he felt he had to move fast before Napoleon changed his mind.
He saw this land as a wonderful area that future Americans would settle in And farm and create a powerful country and economy. He was right!
He also saw it as an area where American settlers would create new states…!
It is this creation of new states that will lead to the most controversial
Issue in the history of this country, eventually causing it to break apart
And fight the Civil War.