1. Government Unit KUD

2. Constitutional Convention Preview

4. Shay’s Rebellion- 1787 Massachusetts- Crop prices dropped Farmers became poor Many Revolutionary War Heroes Farms taken when loans were not paid Farmers put in jail Daniel Shays leads 2,000 farmers in rebellion Farmers almost take over state Rebellion ended by militia Proved the Articles of Confederation needed to be changed giving National Government more power 14 sentenced to death- all but 2 pardoned including Shays

6. Independence Hall- 1787 Philadelphia Extremely hot summer- 100 degrees Kept meetings private Southerners more prepared for weather Met to make changes to the Articles of Confederation

8. Constitutional Convention 55 delegates from 12 states Delegates tended to be wealthy & educated George Washington elected chairman Ben Franklin- oldest (82 years) James Madison- Best prepared Madison recorded every debate and discussion

10. The United States Constitution 1 st debate- Changes to Articles or something new? 3 Branches of Government Legislative- Lawmaking branch made of representatives from each state 2 nd debate- How many representatives should each state get? 3 rd debate- Should slaves count in a state’s population? Many disagreements