Baltimore Polytechnic Institute October 2, 2015 A/A.P. U.S. History Mr. Green

Objective: Students will be able to evaluate the broad movement toward social and political equality that flourished after the Revolution and analyze why certain social and racial inequalities remained in place. Drill: Pg. 176 Quote How did marriage change in the minds of women?

High inflation in cents on the dollar for bonds Washington and Rochambeau’s French army marched to Yorktown Admiral de Grasse blockaded Chesapeake Bay October 19, 1781

France wanted a quasi-independent U.S. Why? John Jay negotiated in London, breaking the rules by secretly negotiating with Britain Treaty of Paris September 3, 1783 Britain recognized independence of U.S. Mississippi to Great Lakes to Spanish Florida

Hand-out primary source and review Articles of Confederation

Identify the major concerns with ratification of the Articles of Confederation. What is considered to be the biggest accomplishment under the Articles of Confederation? Review map 9.1 pg. 180 How was the land parceled out after the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?

Identify the strengths and weakness of the Articles of Confederation StrengthsWeaknesses

Land Ordinance of 1785 Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Distribute the Primary Sources for the Critical Period. Define Critical Period

Identify the major issue that led to the convention in Annapolis, MD. How was the convention in Annapolis viewed? Did all states send delegates to Philadelphia? Describe the type of individual that attended the Philadelphia convention. Why were many of the Revolutionary leaders not present at Philadelphia? Explain the decision to move away from “for the sole and express purpose of revising” to overthrowing the existing government of the U.S. by peaceful means.

Explain the position of Virginia and New Jersey Plan. Explain the purpose for the short constitution compared to other national/state constitutions Identify major concerns as it relates to the formation of the executive branch/President Describe the major compromises during the Philadelphia convention In what ways were the delegates all similar? Think about economics and political institutions.

Explain the method for ratifying the Constitution as the supreme law of the land. How was the action of the Constitutional Convention viewed? Identify the major concerns of the Anti- Federalists.

Virginia New York North Carolina Rhode Island Identify each state’s road to acceptance/non- acceptance and how that impacted the enforcement and execution of the Federal Constitution

Begin work on the Decades chart for the 1780’s.

Read Chapter 9 and begin Chapter 10 Work on Charts that are due on Monday 1770’s 1780’s Revolutionary War Chart-in class