Day 27: The Confederation and the Constitution

1. Day 27: The Confederation and the Constitution Baltimore Polytechnic Institute October 3, 2012 A/A.P. U.S. History Mr. Green

2. Announcements Please begin working on: 1. 1770’s decade chart 2. Revolutionary War Chart 3. 1780’s decade chart

3. The Confederation and the Constitution Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will evaluate arguments for the Federalists and anti-Federalists by describing the political, economic and social divisions of each Drill: “What country before ever existed a century a half without a rebellion?...The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.” Thomas Jefferson, November 1787

4. The lead up to the Convention of 1787 Shay’s Rebellion Western Massachusetts in 1786 War vets/farmers losing their farms demanded paper money, tax reduction, suspend property takeovers Massachusetts raised army through wealthy citizen contributions Fear of “Mobocracy” Can republicanism survive?

5. The Road to the Constitution Identify the major issue that led to the convention in Annapolis, MD. How was the convention in Annapolis viewed? Did all states send delegates to Philadelphia? Describe the type of individual that attended the Philadelphia convention. Why were many of the Revolutionary leaders not present at Philadelphia? Explain the decision to move away from “for the sole and express purpose of revising” to overthrowing the existing government of the U.S. by peaceful means.

6. Great Compromise Explain the position of the Virginia and New Jersey Plan. Explain the purpose for the short constitution compared to other national/state constitutions Identify major concerns as it relates to the formation of the executive branch/President Describe the major compromises during the Philadelphia convention In what ways were the delegates all similar? Think about economics and political institutions.

7. Clash of Federalists and Anti-Federalists Explain the method for ratifying the Constitution as the supreme law of the land. How was the action of the Constitutional Convention viewed? Identify the major concerns of the Anti-Federalists.

8. 4 Laggard States Explain why each state lagged in ratifying the constitution: Virginia New York North Carolina Rhode Island Identify each state’s road to acceptance/non-acceptance and how that impacted the enforcement and execution of the Federal Constitution

9. Exit-Ticket To what extent did the anti-federalists argument prevent the new Constitution from being ratified? Explain.

10. Homework Begin Chapter 10