1. Day 27: The Confederation and the Constitution
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
October 10, 2011
A.P. U.S. History
Mr. Green

2. The Confederation and the Constitution
Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will evaluate arguments for the Federalists and anti- Federalists by describing the political, economic and social divisions of each
Drill: “What country before ever existed a century a half without a rebellion?...The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.”
Thomas Jefferson, November 1787

3. Due for Today
Please hand in: ’s decade chart 2. Revolutionary War Chart ’s decade chart-you can wait until the end of class to incorporate more information

4. The lead up to the Convention of 1787
Shay’s Rebellion Western Massachusetts in 1786 War vets/farmers losing their farms demanded paper money, tax reduction, suspend property takeovers Massachusetts raised army through wealthy citizen contributions Fear of “Mobocracy” Can republicanism survive?

5. Great Compromise
Explain the position of the 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.

6. Clash of Federalists and Anti-Federalists
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.

7. 4 Laggard States
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

8. Exit-Ticket
To what extent did the anti-federalists argument prevent the new Constitution from being ratified? Explain.

9. Homework
Begin Chapter 10