1. Day 25: The Confederation and the Constitution
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
October 5, 2010
A.P. U.S. History
Mr. Green

2. The Confederation and the Constitution
Objective: Students will:
Explain the broad movement toward social and political equality that flourished after the Revolution and indicate why certain social and racial inequalities remained in place.
Drill: Pg. 176 Quote
How did marriage change in the minds of women?

3. 1. The most important outcome of the Revolution for white women was that they a) permanently gained the right to vote. b) were allowed to serve in the national legislature. c) were elevated as special keepers of the nation's conscience. d) finally gained fully equal status with white males. e) were given the right to vote in some states. 2. As written documents, the state constitutions were intended to a) represent a fundamental law superior to ordinary legislation. b) be subordinate to state laws. c) grant the governor more power than the legislature. d) keep the government in the hands of the well-to-do. e) reaffirm states' rights.

4. 3. As a means of ensuring that legislators stay in touch with the mood of the people, state constitutions a) were rewritten once every ten years. b) were rewritten once every five years. c) required yearly visits to the homes of their constituents. d) stipulated that ordinary legislation could override the constitution. e) required the annual election of legislators. 4. It was highly significant to the course of future events that a) political democracy preceded economic democracy in the United States. b) deflation rather than inflation resulted from the Revolution. c) no economic depression occurred as a consequence of the Revolution. d) economic democracy preceded political democracy in the United States. e) the United States went off the gold standard after the Revolution. 5. The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when a) agreement was reached on who would be president. b) states gave up their right to coin money. c) all states claiming western lands surrendered them to the national government. d) the states gave up their power to establish tariffs. e) a two-house national legislature was added.

5. Announcements
Focus Questions Due for Chapter 9 on Friday.

6. Drill
Hand-out primary source

7. Constitution Making in the States
Massachusetts’s contribution Identify the commonalities in the state constitutions Economic Crosscurrents How were the outcomes of the French revolution avoided? How was manufacturing stimulated? What impact did shipping have on the newly independent colonies? Describe the economic outlook of the newly independent country.

8. 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?

9. Articles of Confederation
Identify the strengths and weakness of the Articles of Confederation Strengths Weaknesses

10. Landmarks in Land Laws
Land Ordinance of 1785 Northwest Ordinance of 1787

11. The Road to the Constitution
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.

12. Great Compromise
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.

13. 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. Students will read anti-federalist responses

14. 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

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

16. Homework
Read Chapter 9 and begin Chapter 10 Work on Charts that are due on Monday 1770’s 1780’s Revolutionary War Chart