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Constitutional Convention

Constitutional Convention. Page 78. "I have often looked at that picture behind the president without being able to tell whether it was a rising or setting sun. Now at length I have the happiness to know that it is indeed a rising, not a setting sun.“ - Ben Franklin.

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Constitutional Convention

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  1. Constitutional Convention

  2. Page 78 • "I have often looked at that picture behind the president without being able to tell whether it was a rising or setting sun. Now at length I have the happiness to know that it is indeed a rising, not a setting sun.“ - Ben Franklin Look at the picture , then read the quote. What do you think it means???

  3. Constitutional Era VocabularyPage 80 Create the chart and sketch pictures depicting the definition of each word

  4. Constitutional Era VocabularyPage 81 Create the chart and sketch pictures depicting the definition of each word

  5. Chapter 11 ?spage 82 Use the “We the People” book to complete questions about the Articles of Confederation.

  6. Articles of Confederation & Northwest OrdinancePage 83 Articles of Confederation Weakness: • Lacked power to enforce laws • Lacked power to regulate trade between states • National government not strong, states didn’t want to give up power • Required all 13 states approval to make changes Strengths: • Kept colonies united during difficult times • Organized Northwest Territory by passing the ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Northwest Ordinance A law passed under the Articles of Confederation that organized the western lands. Under this law territories could: • Elect state legislature when the population of adult males reached 5000 • Apply to be a new state in the US when the population reached 60000 • Have basic rights to people • Not have slavery Copy the notes on page 83

  7. Path page 84 Parts – 5 things (parts) you see in the picture. No inferences, just what you see. You must be able to put your finger on the item specifically Analyze – Look at each part, what do you think that particular part of the picture represents or why is it there? Title – What do you think would be a good title for this picture? History – How does this picture relate to what you have talked about in class or what you know about History

  8. Constitutional Convention Questions?Page 85 THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1787 • Where did the delegates meet? Independence hall; Philadelphia Pennsylvania • What was the weather like during the convention? Hot & sticky • Who was the president of the convention? George Washington • How many delegates were there at the convention? 55 from 12 states • Which state did not attend? Rhode Island • Which people were not at the convention and why? John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were representatives to Britain/France; Sam Adams, J. Hancock, Patrick Henry did not attend because they feared a strong national government would endanger the rights of the states • Why was James Madison important to the Constitution? Father of the Constitution – he took meticulous notes • What is the Rule of Secrecy? Agreed not to speak outside the convention about anything that was said until the convention was over. Use the History Alive Textbook to complete questions about the Constitutional Convention

  9. Issue of Representation in CongressPage 86 Complete the worksheet given to you by your teacher.

  10. Compromise on Representationpage 87

  11. Issue of slaverypage 88

  12. Compromise on slaverypage 89

  13. Pillars Cartoonpage 90 Answer the following questions about the cartoon? What do the pillars represent? How many pillars are holding strong? Which two are crumbling(falling)? Why do you think the pillars are in this order? Why do you think the 2 are not holding strong?

  14. Federalists/ Anti-federalistspage 91 Use Chapter 8 of the History Alive book to complete the chart. When completed glue on page 91 of your notebook.

  15. Convention Acrosticpage 92 • C is for Compromises which were reached in the matters of slavery and representation • O is for • N is for • V is for • E is for • N is for • T is for • I is for • O is for • N is for Use the information you have learned about the Constitutional Convention to complete the Acrostic. Make sure you give detailed information. See example.

  16. End of Conventionpage 93 End of the Convention How should the president be picked? The framers did not trust the people and set up a system still in use today called the Electoral College. Most people at this time were unable to get the proper information needed to make an intelligent choice as to who should be president (no TV, radio, internet, etc.), so the framers put in a system to protect the nation from their ignorance. The Electoral College is a group of people called electors that actually vote for president and vice president. The people in the states vote to tell their electors who to vote for. The number of electors is equal to the total number of representatives in Congress (so the larger states have more influence) Constitution approval: 9 states had to ratify for the Constitution to become law. 38 of the 55 delegates signed the Constitution. A new system of federalism was to be started in the United States. A strong national government would share power with the states. Copy notes

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