baltimore polytechnic institute october 3/6, 2013 a/a.p. u.s. history mr. green
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Day 27/29: The Confederation and the ConstitutionBaltimore Polytechnic Institute
October 3/6, 2013A/A.P. U.S. History
Mr. Green
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?
The Confederation and the Constitution
Hand-out primary source and review Articles of Confederation
Drill
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. 180How was the land parceled out after the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?
Articles of Confederation
Identify the strengths and weakness of the Articles of Confederation
Strengths Weaknesses
Articles of Confederation
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Landmarks in Land Laws
Distribute the Primary Sources for the Critical Period.
Define Critical Period
Group Activity
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.
The Road to the Constitution
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.
Great Compromise
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.
Clash of Federalists and Anti-Federalists
VirginiaNew YorkNorth CarolinaRhode IslandIdentify each state’s road to acceptance/non-
acceptance and how that impacted the enforcement and execution of the Federal Constitution
4 Laggard States
Begin work on the Decades chart for the 1780’s.
Decades Chart
Read Chapter 9 and begin Chapter 10 Work on Charts that are due on Monday
1770’s1780’sRevolutionary War Chart-in class
Homework