Creating+a+New+Government



= Section 1 - The Articles of Confederation - Page 144 =

__Activity 1 - What is a republic?__
Use your book on page 145 to define and explain what a "republic" is. Use this to record your notes. Consider the following:
 * what is the difference between a republic and a democracy?
 * what is the Republican party? What is the Democratic party?

__Activity 2 - Republican Motherhood__
Now that you know the definition of a republic, what role did women play in this new government?
 * **Read** the subheading titled "Republican motherhood" in your books on page 145.
 * Determine **the main idea** and **three key details** from this passage.
 * Use this for notetaking: [[file:Main_Idea_Chart.pdf]]


 * **Share** these with a partner, revise until you have an agreement
 * Together, **answer the following question**: how did the Revolutionary War bring a shift in women's roles? We will share these with the class

- Complete this

__Activity 3 - The Articles of Confederation__
Find your Clock Buddy for 11 o'clock.

Work with them to determine the key details and then the main idea of the passage titled "A New National Government" on page 146.

Once we have discussed this as a class, together answer the following questions:


 * EXPLAIN:** Why did the states need to create a central government?


 * RECALL:** What were the Articles of Confederation?


 * SUMMARIZE:** Under the Articles of Confederation, what powers did the central government have?

__Activity 4 - Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation__
Use pages 146-147 to fill in the chart below:

__Activity 5 - Counterpoints on the Articles of Confederation__
Using the Counterpoints box at the top of page 147, identify the following:
 * the background of each figure
 * their point of view
 * their argument

Copy the chart below into your notebook


 * Richard Henry Lee || John Jay ||
 * Background:

Point of view:

Argument: || Background:

Point of view:

Argument: ||

=Section 2 - Drafting the Constitution- Page 150=

__Activity 1 - Shay's Rebellion__
Read the Inside Story on page 150.
 * 1) Why was it difficult for farmers to pay taxes in hard currency?
 * 2) Why did the state of Massachusetts raise taxes after the Revolutionary War?

__Activity 2 - The Constitutional Convention__
First, use page 151 to fill in the concept map on the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the Constitutional Convention. Answer the three questions at the bottom about the Constitutional Convention.

Next, take notes on the Virginia and New Jersey Plans. Which plan was a large state plan and which state was a small state plan?

Take 2 column notes on the Constitutional Convention, including the Virginia and the New Jersey Plans. Include a summary when you are done taking notes.
 * Honors**:
 * Choose either the Virginia Plan or the New Jersey Plan and prepare an argument to defend it.
 * Complete the Handbill assignment on either the Virginia Plan or the New Jersey Plan

__Activity 3 - The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise__
Now that you know about the Virginia and New Jersey Plans, read the section on the Great Compromise on page 153-154 and take notes in your chart.
 * Summarize: What parts of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan did the Great Compromise bring together?

Complete a cause and effect graphic organizer on the 3/5 Compromise. Who benefited from the 3/5 Compromise? What other compromises did the Convention have to discuss?

__Activity 4 - Checks and Balances__
Use the graphic organizer provided to you which identifies the three branches of government and their functions. Use the chart on the front to identify the check performed by a branch of government and which branch it is checking.

Summarize: Why are checks and balances important to the Federal Government?

__Activity 1 - Federalists and Antifederalists__
Use the "Federalists and Antifederalists" section on page 158 in your textbook to take notes in the chart handed out to you. Summarize how Federalists supported ratification and how Antifederalists opposed ratification.

__Activity 2 - Political Cartoon p. 159__
Complete an "I See, It Means" on the political cartoon.
 * Summarize: What does this cartoon show us about the ratification of the Constitution?

__Activity 3 - Ratification map activity__
1. Use the handout provided to identify the years in order each of the 13 states ratified the constitutio 2. Next to each state on the map, write in the year that state ratified the Constitution 3. Create a key for your map that shows the years and numbers that you have written on the map 4. Analyze the map by answering the four questions underneath the map

__**MA Learning Standards:**__


 * USI.6** Explain the reasons for the adoption of the Articles of Confederation in 1781, including why its drafters created a weak central government; analyze the shortcomings of the national government under the Articles; and describe the crucial events (e.g., Shay's rebellion) leading to the Constitutional Convention. (H, C)

//Major Debates// A. the distribution of political power B. the rights of individuals C. the rights of states D. slavery
 * USI.7** Explain the roles of various founders at the Constitutional Convention. Describe the major debates that occurred at the Convention and the "Great Compromise" that was reached. (H,C)

//Founders// A. Benjamin Franklin B. Alexander Hamilton C. James Madison D. George Washington


 * USI.8** Describe the debate over the ratification of the Constitution between Federalists and Anti-Federalists and explain the key ideas contained in the Federalist Papers on federalism, factions, checks, and balances, and the importance of an independence judiciary. (H, C)

A. the influence of the British concept of limited government B. the particular ways in which the Bill of Rights protects basic freedoms, restricts government power, and ensures rights to persons accused of crimes
 * USI.9** Explain the reasons for the passage of the Bill of Rights. (H, C)