Forging a New Constitution

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Forging a New Constitution

• 7-2
• 1786 - 1787
• Pages 184-191

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The Need for Change

• The United States went through an economic
  _____________ after
• the American Revolution.

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The Need for Change

• The United States went through an economic
  depression after
• the American Revolution.

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Shayss Rebellion

• Farmers in Massachusetts couldnt sell their
  goods, which meant they couldnt pay their
  _____________. Then state officials took the
  farmers land and threw them in ______.

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Shayss Rebellion

• Farmers in Massachusetts couldnt sell their
  goods, which meant they couldnt pay their taxes
  and debts. Then state officials took the
  farmers land and threw them in jail.

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Shayss Rebellion

• Shayss Rebellion forced courts to close so
  judges could not take away ____

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Shayss Rebellion

• Shayss Rebellion forced courts to close so
  judges could not take away farmers land.

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Shayss Rebellion

• Shayss Rebellion grew and in January 1787, Shays
  led _____________ to Springfield, Massachusetts
  to capture guns and ammunition. The state
  militia met the farmers to stop them and fired,
  _________________.

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Shayss Rebellion

• Shayss Rebellion grew and in January 1787, Shays
  led 1,200 farmers to Springfield, Massachusetts
  to capture guns and ammunition. The state
  militia met the farmers to stop them and fired,
  killing four farmers.

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Slavery in the New Republic

• The American Revolution brought into focus the
  contradiction between the American battle for
  liberty and ________________.

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Slavery in the New Republic

• The American Revolution brought into focus the
  contradiction between the American battle for
  liberty and the practice of slavery.

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Slavery in the New Republic

• In 1774 __________ in Pennsylvania founded the
  first American _________ society. - Discovering
  Our Past, p. 185

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Slavery in the New Republic

• In 1774 Quakers in Pennsylvania founded the
  first American antislavery society. -
  Discovering Our Past, p. 185

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Slavery in the New Republic

• Many white Southerners feared economic
  difficulties if _________ no longer existed.

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Slavery in the New Republic

• Many white Southerners feared economic
  difficulties if slavery no longer existed.

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Slavery in the New Republic

• At this time, many slave owners in Virginia began
  to free their slaves after a law was passed that
  encouraged ___________ (the freeing of individual
  enslaved persons).

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Slavery in the New Republic

• At this time, many slave owners in Virginia began
  to free their slaves after a law was passed that
  encouraged manumission (the freeing of individual
  enslaved persons).

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The Convention Begins

• In September 1786, ________ called for a
  convention to discuss trade issues and to look at
  what possible changes were needed to make the
  Constitution of the Federal Government adequate
  to the exigencies needs of the Union.
• - Discovering Our Past, p. 187

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The Convention Begins

• In September 1786, Hamilton called for a
  convention to discuss trade issues and to look at
  what possible changes were needed to make the
  Constitution of the Federal Government adequate
  to the exigencies needs of the Union.
• - Discovering Our Past, p. 187

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The Convention Begins

• After hearing about ________________, George
  Washington was willing to revise the Articles of
  Confederation.

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The Convention Begins

• After hearing about Shayss Rebellion George
  Washington was willing to revise the Articles of
  Confederation.

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The Convention Begins

• The presence of George Washington and Benjamin
  Franklin guaranteed public trust in the
  _______________________.

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The Convention Begins

• The presence of George Washington and Benjamin
  Franklin guaranteed public trust in the
  Constitutional Convention.

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The Convention Organizes

• The meetings were held behind closed doors to
  allow the delegates to talk freely. George
  Washington was chosen to lead the meetings.

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The Convention Organizes

• The meetings were held behind ______________ to
  allow the delegates to talk freely.
  ________________ was chosen to lead the meetings.

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The Virginia Plan

• The ___________, based on the work of James
  Madison, called for a two house legislature with
  ______________ _____________, an executive
  branch, and a legislative branch.
• judicial

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The Virginia Plan

• The Virginia Plan, based on the work of James
  Madison, called for a two house legislature with
  proportional representation, an executive branch,
  and a legislative branch.
• judicial

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The New Jersey Plan

• The __________ plan called for a single house
  legislature with ________ _____________ from each
  state, an executive branch made up of _______
  _________________, and a judicial branch.

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The New Jersey Plan

• The New Jersey plan called for a single house
  legislature with equal representation from each
  state, an executive branch made up of more than
  one person, and a judicial branch.

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Compromises

• Constitutional Convention delegates voted to work
  toward a new national government based on the
  ____________.

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Compromises

• Constitutional Convention delegates voted to work
  toward a new national government based on the
  Virginia Plan.

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Compromises

• Convention delegates broke the deadlock between
  large and small states when they approved
  _____________________.

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Compromises

• Convention delegates broke the deadlock between
  large and small states when they approved the
  Great Compromise.

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Compromises

• Under the Great Compromise, in the
  ______________________ each state has
  proportional representation based on changing
  _________. However, in the _________, each state
  gets _______________.

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Compromises

• Under the Great Compromise, in the House of
  Representatives each state has proportional
  representation based on changing population.
  However, in the Senate, each state gets two
  senators.

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Compromises

• Another compromise was reached on how to count
  enslaved people (slaves) for representation in
  Congress and taxes based on population. The
  _________________ was reached counting every five
  slaves as three in the states population.

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Compromises

• Another compromise was reached on how to count
  enslaved people (slaves) for representation in
  Congress and taxes based on population. The
  Three Fifths Compromise was reached counting
  every five slaves as three in the states
  population.

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Compromises

• In order to keep the Southern states part of the
  nation, Northern states agreed to prevent
  Congress from interfering with the slave trade
  until ______.

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Compromises

• In order to keep the Southern states part of the
  nation, Northern states agreed to prevent
  Congress from interfering with the slave trade
  until 1808.

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Approving the Constitution

• Convention delegates agreed that the Constitution
  must be approved by __________ states.

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Approving the Constitution

• Convention delegates agreed that the Constitution
  must be approved by 9 of the 13
  states.