Monday 12/1
What are the successes of the Articles of Confederation?
- Review the Articles of Confederation with BrainPop video. emphasize printing of oney and British forsts on American lands.
- Read from textbook p. 222 "New State Governments" -
- What common experience did most states want to avoid? What did state governments have in common?
- "Articles of Confederation": Voting "Family votes" & Western Lands 222-223 "pinata"
- 224, 226-227.
- Add to notes on the Success of the Confederation Congress, page 4.
- Read p.226-227
- Read p. 223 "The Northwest Ordinance" - Define The Land Ordinance and the Northwest Ordinance in as few words as possible Annotate on notes above.
Tuesday
Why replace the Articles of Confederation?
- Read the Articles of Confederation Notes.
- Review how the central government is described. who has strength under the Articles.
- Read p. 228-229 "A Constitutional Convention..."
- Review Shays' Rebellion and Jefferson. Add Shays' Rebellion to the map.
- Review Problems of the Articles of Confederation; What arguments were used to replace the Articles of Confederation? (Trade, Rebellion; national govt lacked strength to stop it, rising debtors.) Add to bottom of Shays' Rebellion.
- Workbook p. 29.
Wednesday
What role did compromise play in the formation of the Constitution in regard to representation?
- Read p.229-232 Create a three column diagram to analyze The Great Compromise: headings "Virginia Plan, The Great Compromise, New Jersey Plan"
What role did compromise play in the formation of the Constitution in regard to representation? What are the names of the groups that supported or were against the Constitution?
- Create a T chart showing Federalist and Anti-Federalist using the Federalist and AntiFederalist documents and page 234-235.
Friday
Why did the Founding Fathers keep slavery in the Constitution?
- Read p. 23
- Raad Slavery Grievance and Documents.
