Defining A NationChapter 1 Section 2

Lecture Focus Question

What ideas and

debates led to the

Constitution and Bill of

Rights? Explain.

Revolution Ends Franklin secures support of the French

General La Fayette joins GW and

together they beat GB

Battle of Yorktown: British General

Cornwallis surrenders to GW

Treaty of Paris 1783: GB officially admits

defeat and recognizes U.S. as a

separate, independent country

Freedom of ReligionRev led to changes in relationship

between church and state

Ecclesiastical tyranny: power of a

church backed by govt to make people

worship in a certain way

Jefferson’s letter to Danbury Baptist

Association separation of church and

state

Early GovernmentEveryone agreed on 2 basic ideas:

Democracy: a government by the people

Republic: a government run by the people

through elected officials

Simon Says…

SThe U.S. is still a democratic

republic.

Connection #1

What do you

remember about

democracies from

World History class

last year? (Provide

at least one thing!)

Plan “A” Articles of Confederation:

plan that established a limited

national govt in the U.S. right

after the Revolution

Confederation: a group of

individuals loosely united

together for a common purpose

States retained most of the

power

Weaknesses States retained most of power

Only 1 branch: Congress

Powerless to tax states

Powerless to enforce laws

One vote for each state,

regardless of population

No national court system to

interpret laws

Changes/additions required

unanimous vote

Federalists In favor of a stronger national

government

Federalist Papers: series of articles

supporting Federalist ideas

Warned lack of a national court

system & economic policies would

create chaos

Shay’s Rebellion: rebellion grew out of

farmers’ unrest over high taxes in

Massachusetts

Alexander Hamilton

The Articles Fail Anti-Federalists: those opposed

to a strong central government

Sedition Act: made it illegal to

say anything negative about the

govt.

Most in agreement Articles

are failing!

Articles are tossed out

Patrick Henry

Brain Snack Complete the flow chart: What issues led to the

Articles of Confederation being tossed out by the Founding Fathers?

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New Plans and Compromises Virginia Plan:

representation based

on population

New Jersey Plan: equal

representation for each

state regardless of

population

Great Compromise:

solved the issue of

representation →

combined the 2 plans

Three-Fifths

Compromise: counted

each slave as 3/5 of a

person for the purpose

of Southern

representation

Three Branches of Govt Legislative Branch:

creates the law

Judicial Branch: interprets the law / power of judicial review

Executive Branch: enforces the law

Separation of powers: 3 branches, each with its own area of authority

Checks and balances: each branch has the ability to curb the power of the other branches

Simon Says…

SOur system of checks and

balances and our separation of

powers in government are

what prevent a president from

becoming a dictator or king.

The U.S. Constitution Anti-Federalists argue

Constitution takes away too

much power from

individuals/states

James Madison writes/adds

Bill of Rights to make Anti-

Federalists happy

Bill of Rights: first 10

amendments of the

Constitution which protect

individual rights

U.S. Constitution is ratified!

Connection #2Which Amendment

comes to your mind

first when you think

of the Bill of Rights?

Why do you think

it’s an important

right to have?

SUMMARY

Summary These notes were about…

(Main Idea Use the WIN

strategy!) (1-2 sent.)W.I.N. strategy:

WHO/WHAT - Figure out the most important who or what (topic)

INFORMATION - Figure out the most important information about the who

or what

NUMBER OF WORDS - Write the main idea using the fewest possible

number of words

Lecture Focus Question

What ideas and

debates led to the

Constitution and Bill of

Rights? Explain. Response = 3-4 well thought out sentences minimum!

(topic sentence + supporting details)

Notes Grading Rubric

MIS: missing

INC: incomplete

✔: complete