What to Know Chapter 4: Forming a Government How does the government control itself? RTI Standards: Need to know Powers of government Assignment Title Three Branches of Government System of Checks and Balances! Essential Standards: Should know Assignment Title Debating the power of government Constitutional Convention Arguments Federalists and Anti-Federalists Federalist Papers Background: Good to Know Failure of the Articles of Confederation Assignment Title Foreign Trade Problems Economic Problems Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Shays Rebellion
People to Know: Chapter 4 The following people played key roles in the time period they lived in. Paste their pictures on the left side of the assigned notebook page. To the right of the picture, write who the person was (ten words or less) and why they were important (up to five bullets of ten words or less per bullet). Use the People To Know Biographies for Chapter Four sheet for information Alexander Hamilton Roger Sherman James Madison who: Italian sailor, adventurer who sailed for Spain importance: searched for a trade route to Asia discovered the New World established Spain as the great American power started European exploration of the Americas introduced European diseases to the New World Example
Vocabulary: Chapter 4 Directions: Cut out each column of vocabulary words and paste them into the notebook on the left side of each page three pictures on three pages. Define each vocabulary term in ten words or less using your own words. Definitions are in the glossary beginning on page R62.! share power! federalism!constitution = = = political power = =!checks and balances popular sovereignty taxes tariffs
Articles of Confederation Directions: Read Articles of Confederation on page 116. List facts about the Confederation government. Cut out and paste into the notebook. Articles of Confederation powers of Congress powers of states weaknesses of Congress Foreign Trade Directions: Read Relations with Other Countries on pages 120-122. List facts about trade problems with Britain and Spain in the outer columns. In the center column, list facts about how trade problems affected America. Cut and paste into the notebook. British Trade Foreign Trade American Economic Problems Spanish Trade
Economic Problems Directions: Read Economic Problems on pages 122-123. In each box, write down a fact that led to economic problems for the states. Cut out the graphic organizer and paste into your notebook. State Economic Problems! Federalists and Antifederalists Directions: Read the Federalists and Antifederalists on pages 132-133. In each box, answer the questions on the left. Cut out and paste into notebook. Federalists Antifederalists Did they support the new Constitution? Why? What groups supported Federalists / Antifederalists? What individuals supported Federalists / Antifederalists?
Shays Rebellion Directions: Read Shays s Rebellion (123) and Calls for Change (124) in the text. Fill in the boxes with words from the word bank below. Cut out diagram and paste into notebook. Shays Rebellion cause Shays Rebellion effect To raise money, Massachusetts taxed Farmers and property holders shut down The rebellion showed the weaknesses of the Many farmers lacked the money to pay the Hundreds of protestors were led by a poor farmer named James Madison and Alexander Hamilton called for a The courts forced farmers to sell their Massachusetts state troops put down the They planned to revise the farms Confederation taxes Constitutional Convention land Articles courts rebellion Daniel Shays
! Constitutional Convention Directions: Read Great Compromise (126-127) and Three-Fifths Compromise (128) in the text. Fill in the boxes using the words from the word bank. Cut out and paste into your notebook. Constitutional Convention created a judicial branch called the created an executive branch called the created a unicameral legislative branch called Supreme Court Presidency Congress created a bicameral legislative branch called Congress created a house called the created a house called the counted five slaves as three white people for purposes of in the South increased in the representation based on representation based on small states got large states got Virginia Plan Great Compromise Senate House of Representatives equal voting** 3/5 Compromise New Jersey Plan proportional voting* representation *proportional voting: voting based on state populations. The more people in a state, the more votes that state received. **equal voting: every state, regardless of size, had the same amount of votes.
! Federalist Papers Directions: Read the Federalist Papers on pages 133-134. Cut out and paste into notebook. what: describe what the Federalist Papers are. fact: give a fact about the Federalist Papers. evaluation: why were the Federalist Papers important to adopting the Constitution? (opinion) what: Federalist Papers fact: fact: fact: fact: evaluation:!checks and Balances Directions: Read the article The Living Constitution on pages 129-130. Fill in the boxes using the words from the word bank. Cut out and paste into your notebook. Can propose an amendment to overrule a decision. Can override a veto with a two-thirds vote. Can declare a law unconstitutional. Can declare a presidential action unconstitutional. Can veto bills. Makes appointments to the court. judicial branch executive branch legislative branch
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Directions: On the map, label the future states of Wisconsin (WI), Michigan (MI), Ohio (OH), Illinois (IL), and Indiana (IN). Label the Mississippi River. Color in each key and corresponding area on the map. See pages 116 and 207 for help. Cut out and paste the map in the notebook. Canada Louisiana Unorganized U.S. Territory Territories in 1787 green brown red purple Northwest Territory Unorganized U.S. territory British territory (Canada) Spanish territory (Florida, Louisiana)
!Three Branches Directions: Read The Living Constitution on pages 129-130. For each column, list the powers and responsibilities of each branch. Cut out and paste into the notebook. Three Branches legislative branch executive branch judicial branch