Origins of American Government Guided Reading Activity Section 1

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1 Section 1 Read each of the following descriptions, and write who or what is speaking in the space provided. 1. My theories that a republic could only survive if its citizens actively participated in government influenced the Framers of the U.S. Constitution. 2. I evolved from the king s advisory council into England s bicameral legislature. 3. I was the type of colony directly controlled by the king through an appointed governor. 4. I grew out of the conflict between King Charles I and Parliament. 5. I was signed by William and Mary and prevented monarchs from enacting laws, raising taxes, or keeping an army without Parliament s consent. 6. I am the Great Charter, signed by King John in According to Frederick Jackson Turner, why did English ideas about government change when brought to North America? 8. What is republicanism and what does it value? Chapter 2 4 Guided Reading Activities

2 Section 2 Read the accomplishments below. In the space provided, write the letter of the name that matches each accomplishment. 1. Wrote the Declaration of Independence 2. Sent King George III the Declaration and Resolves demanding the repeal of the Intolerable Acts 3. Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense 4. Imposed a series of taxes on the colonies designed to alleviate Britain s debt, beginning with the Sugar Act in Elected to serve as the commander of the Continental Army a. Benjamin Franklin b. Thomas Paine c. George Washington d. Thomas Jefferson e. Samuel Adams f. Parliament g. First Continental Congress 6. Formed the Committees of Correspondence to inform the other colonies about events occurring in Boston 7. Proposed the Albany Plan of Union In your own words, write the definition of each term. 8. New England Confederation: 9. Iroquois Confederation: 10. Stamp Act: 11. Virginia Declaration of Rights: Chapter 2 5 Guided Reading Activities

3 Section 3 1. How is the government established by the Articles of Confederation different from our government today? 2. What do you think was the biggest weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Explain. 3. What caused Shays s Rebellion? In the space provided, write the vocabulary term that best matches each description. 4. Established a plan for settling land that is now part of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. 5. Attack on Massachusetts courthouses by a small band of farmers facing the prospect of losing their land. 6. The nation s first constitution. Chapter 2 6 Guided Reading Activities

4 Section 4 Read the accomplishment below. In the space provided, write the letter of the name that matches each accomplishment. 1. Attended the Constitutional Convention as the oldest delegate 2. Proposed the Virginia Plan 3. Proposed the New Jersey Plan 4. Served as president of the Constitutional Convention 5. Hailed as the Father of the Constitution a. Benjamin Franklin b. James Madison c. William Paterson d. Edmund Randolph e. Roger Sherman f. George Washington 6. Proposed the Great Compromise In the space provided, write the vocabulary term that best matches each description. 7. Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that declared that three-fifths of the enslaved people in a state be counted when determining the state s population. 8. Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that called for a unicameral legislature with equal representation from each state. 9. Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that called for a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and representation based on state population in the House. 10. Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that called for a government with three separate branches including a bicameral legislature with representation based on each state s population or wealth. Chapter 2 7 Guided Reading Activities

5 Section 5 Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the correct word. 1. Once called nationalists, the supported the Constitution in the debate over whether to ratify it. (Federalists/Antifederalists) 2. The feared the Constitution was too powerful and that its strong executive would be too similar to a king. (Federalists/Antifederalists) 3. The wanted the Constitution to include a bill of rights protecting individual liberties. (Federalists/Antifederalists) 4. The only thing that scared the more than a central government that was too strong was one that was too weak. (Federalists/Antifederalists) 5. Under the pen name Publius, several teamed up to write a series of essays explaining their views. (Federalists/Antifederalists) 6. Small farmers in rural areas tended to support the. (Federalists/Antifederalists) 7. Why were the smaller states quick to ratify the Constitution? 8. What sources did Congress draw on when they drafted the Bill of Rights? Chapter 2 8 Guided Reading Activities