Thursday, September 27, 2012

Shaping a Nation PowerPoint & Test Review






TEST REVIEW:

Things to Know:
  • The Bill of Rights
  • Ratification of the Constitution
  • Federalists vs Anti Federalists
  • Jefferson vs Hamilton
  • the 10th Amendment
  • Republican Motherhood
  • Shays' Rebellion [causes & effect]
  • Land Ordinance of 1785
  • Fears of a central government
  • Key Conflicts in the Constitutional Convention
  • NJ Plan
  • VA Plan
  • Great Compromise
  • 3/5ths Compromise
  • Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
  • James Madison
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • George Washington
  • Slavery in the Constitution
  • Articles of the Confederation
Free Response Questions: [Choose 1]

1.     What was really at stake in the debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists? Did the Federalists win primarily because of their superior political skills or because they had a clearer view of the meaning of the Revolution and the future of the United States

2.     What are two ways the Constitution limits majority rule in the United States?


DBQ Essay Question:

What were the major arguments used by each side (the supporters and the opponents) in the debates over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

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