1. C REATING A N EW G OVERNMENT

2. E SSENTIAL Q UESTION : What events lead up to the creation and approval of the US Constitution?

3. D EFINITIONS Republic – Government with out a monarchy; a representative form of democracy Constitution – Document outlining basic laws and principles First National Gov’t. - Art. of Conf. Confederation – association of independent, sovereign states with certain common goals

4. A RTICLES OF C ONFEDERATION National Government – Congress No Executive and Judicial Branch Each state = 1 vote

5. A RTICLES OF C ONFEDERATION Couldn’t Tax States control state commerce Laws needed 9/13 states Amendments (Changes) Needed all 13! Borrow Money Make war and peace Foreign Relations WeaknessesPowers

6. S HAYS ’ R EBELLION Inflation (prices increase) hit following the war. Massachusetts farmers were angry with state taxes. Violent Uprising led by Daniel Shays Put down by MA militia

7. W ESTERN T ERRITORIES Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Established guidelines for new states Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin Promised religious freedom and no slavery

8. D RAFTING THE C ONSTITUTION Constitutional Convention Philadelphia, 1787 Father of Constitution – James Madison Other key delegates (the Framers) George Washington Ben Franklin

9. C OMPROMISES AT C ONVENTION Virginia Plan – Large State Plan Population based New Jersey Plan – Small State Plan Equal Number Great Compromise Congress – Bicameral Legislature Upper House – Senate Lower House – House of Representatives

10. T HREE -F IFTHS C OMPROMISE Were the slaves counted in the population? North = No South = Yes Compromise Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person

11. R ATIFYING THE C ONSTITUTION Federalists Supporters of Const. Federalists Papers 85 essays Persuade NY to ratify In favor of strong central government Anti-Federalists Opposed Constitution Wanted individual liberties to be protected

12. B ILL OF R IGHTS 1791 – 1 st 10 Amendments added to the Constitution

13. C HAPTER 2 S ECTION 2 Q UIZ 1. What was the USA’s first constitution? 2. How many votes did each state get under the first constitution? 3. Who is considered “Father of Constitution”? 4. In the Great Compromise, how many votes does each state get in the Senate? 5. In the Great Compromise, votes in the House of Represenatives are based off of what? 6. What is another term for “federal”? 7. What is the system called that prevents one branch from dominating the other two? 8. What are the 1 st 10 Amendments to the Constitution called?