Monday

 Today we are going to discuss Zinn (quiz?), look at the Constitution, and finish the study questions below.

Note, test on the Revolution and the Constitutional Convention coming this week.

Chapter 9: Study Questions

1) What were some of the successes of the Revolution’s emphasis on equality?  Failures?

2) What happened to slavery in most Northern states following the conclusion of the war?

3) What was the role of women following the Revolution?

4) Why did the founding fathers avoid the slavery issue?

5) What were some of the reasons the American Revolution was able to avoid the violence associated with the French Revolution?

6) What were some of the strengths of the nation as it became independent?

7) What was the compromise that needed to be reached for the Articles of Confederation to be ratified?

8) What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

9) What was the Northwest Ordinance?

10) What was Shay’s Rebellion?  Why was it important?

11) Who were the leading men of the Constitutional Convention?  What was the occupation and social status of these men?

12) Why was the Constitution Convention originally called?

13) What was the Great Compromise?

14) How did the founders decide the president would be elected?  Why?

15) How did the founders deal with the slavery question?

16) What is the only branch of government directly elected by the people?

17) Why did many oppose the Constitution as it was originally written?

18) What were the Federalist Papers?  Purpose? Authors? 

19) Who were the men who opposed the Federalists?  Why?   

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE CONSTITUTION

The Declaration of Independence (what does it say or do). 

The Constitution:

What are the three branches of government and what are the powers of each?

How can these branches check and balance each other?

What were the compromises to the constitution?

Who wrote the Federalist papers?

What was the Bill of Rights? Why did some states demand its inclusion before they ratified the constitution?

 What were the anti-federalists main fears about the constitution?

Why did Shay's Rebellion happen?

The constitution is "a political creation, hammered together in a series of artfully negotiated compromises. Discuss these compromises.

What was the Virginia Plan? 

"No person held in service" was a euphemism for what?

List the basic Powers and Checks of the three branches of the government.

Who wrote the Federalist Papers and why did they write them?

Briefly outline the first ten amendments.