HA! Forming a New Nation and Creating the Constitution, pp. 142-147

Introduction – Forming a New Nation Nation, pp. 142-3

  1. Examine the maps on pp. 142-3. Then answer the following questions.
  2. Group the states by population in 1790, ranking them from largest to smallest population.
  3. What conclusions might you draw about Americans’ opinions of slavery in 1790?

Read the rest of this section.

  1. How did the geography and population affect the new states’ views on government?
  2. How many votes did each state get under the Articles of Confederation? What questions/issues caused some people to begin to believe that system was unfair?

Creating the Constitution, pp. 144-7

  1. Why was James Madison worried about the new government?
  2. What prevented the creation of a strong central government during and immediately after the American Revolution?
  3. What plan of government was created during the American Revolution? Describe it.
  4. What powers did the new government have?
  5. How were those powers limited?
  6. Copy the 3 terms in the margin on p. 146, and restate their definitions in your own words.
  7. What quarrels existed between states? What weakness did this reveal?
  8. In what area did the Articles of Confederation Congress have success? List the 2 laws they passed, their provisions (parts), and what those laws accomplished.
  9. What other problems existed?
  10. What was Shays’ Rebellion? Create a simple cause-effect flowchart showing its causes and effects.

HA! Forming a New Nation and Creating the Constitution, pp. 142-147

Introduction – Forming a New Nation Nation, pp. 142-3

  1. Examine the maps on pp. 142-3. Then answer the following questions.
  2. Group the states by population in 1790, ranking them from largest to smallest population.
  3. What conclusions might you draw about Americans’ opinions of slavery in 1790?

Read the rest of this section.

  1. How did the geography and population affect the new states’ views on government?
  2. How many votes did each state get under the Articles of Confederation? What questions/issues caused some people to begin to believe that system was unfair?

Creating the Constitution, pp. 144-7

  1. Why was James Madison worried about the new government?
  2. What prevented the creation of a strong central government during and immediately after the American Revolution?
  3. What plan of government was created during the American Revolution? Describe it.
  4. What powers did the new government have?
  5. How were those powers limited?
  6. Copy the 3 terms in the margin on p. 146, and restate their definitions in your own words.
  7. What quarrels existed between states? What weakness did this reveal?
  8. In what area did the Articles of Confederation Congress have success? List the 2 laws they passed, their provisions (parts), and what those laws accomplished.
  9. What other problems existed?
  10. What was Shays’ Rebellion? Create a simple cause-effect flowchart showing its causes and effects.