Chapter 7, Section 2 Convention and Compromise

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1 Chapter 7, Section 2 Convention and Compromise (pages ) Setting a Purpose for Reading Think about these questions as you read: How did the Constitutional Convention break the deadlock over the form the new government would take? How did the delegates answer the question of representation? As you read pages in your textbook, complete this graphic organizer by describing how each individual played a role in creating the new plan of government. Individual Role Edmund Randolph James Madison Roger Sherman Match the date in the left column with the correct achievement in the right column by writing the letter in the space to the left of the date. 1. January May June September 1787 a. Paterson presents the New Jersey Plan for changing the Articles of Confederation b. Delegates meet to revise Articles of Confederation c. Delegates sign draft of Constitution d. Delegates approve Three-Fifths Compromise e. Shays s Rebellion ended 104 Chapter 7, Section 2

2 Economic Depression (pages ) Skim the section by reading the text under each heading quickly to get a general idea of what the section is about. Use one or two sentences to write that general idea in the spaces below: Read the following sentences. Choose the correct term from this lesson to complete the sentence by circling the term. 1. Virginia passed a law that made (enslavement, manumission) of African Americans easier. 2. Shays s (Convention, Rebellion) showed the deep worries of farmers. 3. The number of unemployed workers rose during the (depression, economic growth) that followed the Revolutionary War. A Call for Change (page 201) Quickly read through the lesson. Then predict what you think will happen as a result of the call for change. Write your prediction in the spaces below. Put a checkmark next to the name of the people from this lesson who were active in the movement to fix the Articles of Confederation. John Adams Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton James Madison George Washington Chapter 7, Section 2 105

3 The Constitutional Convention (pages ) Interpret the information you read about the early stages of the Constitutional Convention by answering the following questions. 1. How did the government under the Virginia Plan differ from the government under the Articles of Confederation? 2. Why did the small states object to the Virginia Plan? Match the term from this lesson in the left column with the correct definition in the right column by writing the letter in the space provided. 1. Father of the Constitution 2. New Jersey Plan 3. proportional 4. Virginia Plan Compromise Wins Out (pages ) a. equal regardless of size b. corresponding to size c. name given to James Madison d. name given to George Washington e. proposal to change the government in a major way f. proposal to only revise the Articles of Confederation Define the word compromise in your own words, then answer the questions that follow. Compromise is Think of a time when you compromised.what did you give up? What did you gain? 106 Chapter 7, Section 2

4 How did the agreement you finally reached differ from the initial idea? Use the spaces below to restate your definition of the term compromise, a term in this lesson. Then answer the question below those spaces. Draw lines to link the important compromise to the issue it settled. Great Compromise Three-Fifths Compromise representation of enslaved persons representation of states Write the academic vocabulary word from this lesson in the blank space that best completes the sentence the sentence. defined assembled revised varied 1. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention debated basic issues about the form of the new government. 2. The Constitution carefully the powers of the new national government. 3. In the final plan, the number of seats each state had in the lower house according to population. Chapter 7, Section 2 107

5 Now that you have read the section, write the answers to the questions that were included in Setting a Purpose for Reading at the beginning of the section. How did the Constitutional Convention break the deadlock over the form the new government would take? How did the delegates answer the question of representation? 108 Chapter 7, Section 2

6 Name Date Class Guided Reading Activity A More Perfect Union Section Convention and Compromise As you read the section, list the key terms in the order in which they appear in the text. After reading, summarize the section correctly using your list of key terms. Reading for Accuracy DIRECTIONS: Use your textbook to decide if a statement is true or false. Write T or F in the blank. If a statement is false, rewrite it to make it true. 1. Shays s Rebellion was an uprising of farmers against government seizure of lands to pay debts. 2. Slavery was legal in all the Northern states, where it was a major source of labor for factories. 3. Free African Americans faced discrimination even in states where laws eventually ended slavery. 4. James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were leaders of the movement to keep the Articles of Confederation unchanged. 5. In the Virginia Plan, the membership of both legislative houses would be proportional to each state s population. 6. The New Jersey Plan was designed to thoroughly change the Articles of Confederation. 7. The counting of enslaved people was addressed by the Great Compromise. Copyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 96

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