“America becomes the United States”book
choose 3 pieces of construction paper
fold each one in ½
cut one 2” on each edge of the fold
cut the other 2 along the fold except for 2” ateach end
roll the 1st piece thru the opening of the other2 and unroll
your book is ready to make, without staples,and lays flat!
cover page
•years of war 1775 - 1783
•American colonists vs GB and loyalists
•3 pictures from the chapter
•your name
vocabulary – cut out each definition, match to each word, glue into book, pg. 1
STAMP ACT
SUGAR ACT
BOSTON MASSACRE
BOSTON TEA PARTY
COMMON SENSE
LEXINGTON
CONCORD
SARATOGA
YORKTOWN
GEORGE WASHINGTON
GEORGE III
WILLIAM HOWE
MARQUIS de LAFAYETTE
RATIFICATION
LOYALISTS
to approve
pamphlet by Thomas Paine to encourage the colonists to declare independence
from GB
tax on official documents to help raise money for GB
battle: “shot heard ‘round the world” that announced the Revolution
turning point in the Revolutionary War
colonists who fought on the side of the British
tax on sugar imports to raise money for GB
last battle of the American Revolution
commander of the Continental Army
scene of conflict between a few British soldiers and patriots
British general who drove Washington out of New York & into Pennsylvania
King of England during the Revolutionary War
action by colonists to show their anger over the tea tax
1st shots of the American Revolution fired here
French noble who persuaded the French to help the patriots
map page #2
•using maps on pages 129 & 133, label thebattles of the American Revolution in the13 colonies.
•include a key to show different colors forBritish victories and patriot victories
•cut out and label one patriot soldier andone British redcoat, glue near the map
“It’s Just Common Sense”
•Written by ________________________
•Argued that _______________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
•One of America’s 1st _________________
“Declaration of Independence”
written by ________________________
** Copy all of the information on these 2 pages onto 2 pages in your book.
** Use 2 different colors of marker for “Common Sense” and the “Declaration ofIndependence”
** Use the text book to fill in the blanks
“We hold these __________ to be self-evidentthat _____________________________,that they are endowed by their Creator withcertain unalienable rights, that among theseare _______, _____________, and the___________________________________.”
2 Grievances
against the King.
1.
2.
2 ideas about
what government
should be like.
1.
2.
3 signers of the Declaration
battles pages
•write a summary of the following 5 events,use your textbook for details
•draw a picture, in color, of each event
1. Lexington & Concord
2. Bunker Hill
3. Saratoga
4. French come to help
5. Yorktown
timeline
•write the “title” across the 2 pages
•cut out the lines and glue across the pages
•write each event in a box, cut it out, put the date on the back
•arrange the boxes on the line using the marks provided as guides
•write the year above or below the box
•next to each box, label it “loosely united”, “unifying”, “mad”, or “united” based on whatyou think the feelings of the colonists were at the time
•Finally, in a blank space around your timeline answer this question: “If you wereliving in America during this time, which side would you have joined? Why?”
“British are Tea Act Bill of Rights Boston Massacre Sugar Act French send troops
coming” added to the
Constitution
stamp ActWar EndsDeclaration of Fighting at LexingtonBoston Tea Party
Independence
Articles of Confederation written
written and ratified
Articles of Confederation Peace Treaty signed French-Indian War ends Constitutional Convention meets
replaced by the
Constitution
“How did America change from being dividedcolonies to the United States of America?”
Constitutional Convention & thenew nation is formed
•follow the power point on the lap top tocomplete the notes for these 2 pages.
•make the foldable for the compromises &take notes (page 1)
•don’t forget to do the “rights” analysis aftertaking notes – somewhere in the blankspace of this page in your book
•page 2 starts with the 1st president info
Checks and Balances
Constitutional Convention
•12 states attended some or all ofthe meetings.
•Politicians in Rhode Island wereopposed to a strongergovernment; they chose not totake part in the convention.
•James Madison kept a detailedaccount of the convention in hisdiary.
Controversial plans
•Congress had to find a balancebetween the large and smallstates and northern and southerninterests.
The Virginia Plan:
•Gave more power to states
•Bicameral (2 house) legislature
•The number of representatives foreach state would be based onpopulation.
•Small states objected; came up withnew plan.
New Jersey Plan:
•Gave more power to nationalgovernment
•Unicameral (1 house) legislature
•Each state would have an equalnumber of representatives.
Compromises at the Convention
Compromises on slavery
•Southern states wanted to count all slaves forrepresentation purposes but none for taxation.
•Northern states objected.
•Three-Fifths Compromise: all whites plus three-fifths ofthe slave population would be counted for bothrepresentation and taxation.
•Native Americans were not counted at all.
•In order to maintain unity between North and South,delegates agreed to a clause allowing the slave trade tocontinue for 20 years.
•Another clause, the fugitive slave clause, stated that aslave who fled to another state had to be returned to hisor her original state.
Can the Constitution get ratified nowthat these compromises have been made?
That depends on who you ask. Many werehappy to have a plan for a strong federalgovernment that could control the bigger,wealthy states. Others worried about theirindividual freedoms being ignored for thegood of the whole. The addition of a Bill ofRights was a big step towards finding amiddle ground.
The Anti-Federalists
Anti-Federalists opposed ratification ofthe Constitution. They argued thatalthough the Articles of Confederationneeded to be improved, the proposedConstitution granted too much power tothe national government. Some of themore famous Anti-Federalists includedPatrick Henry, George Mason, GeorgeClinton, and Thomas Paine. Other Anti-Federalists preferred to remainanonymous.
ThomasPaine
GeorgeMason
PatrickHenry
The Federalists
The Federalist, was a series of eighty-fivearticles written and published betweenSeptember 1787 and August 1788. Thearticles presented arguments in favor of thenew Constitution. Although all of thearticles are signed Publius, it was wellknown the main authors were AlexanderHamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.Hamilton wrote the first essay in responseto a series of Anti-Federalist articlescriticizing the Constitution. Most of theseessays were published in The New YorkPacket and The Independent Journal.
The Anti-Federalists
The primary argument of theAnti-Federalists was that thenew government was toopowerful and threatened therights of the states and theircitizens. While most of theAnti-Federalist essays werewritten anonymously,historians are confident theyhave identified several of thesewriters.
George Clinton“Cato”
Richard Henry Lee“Federal Farmer”
Robert Yates“Brutus” and“Sydney”
Mercy Otis Warren“Columbian Patriot”
Divisions
The debate resulting fromratification of the Constitutionsplit Americans between thosewho favored a strong centralgovernment and those whowanted power to reside with thestates. Although PresidentGeorge Washington warned of
political factions in his farewell address, the divisions that had begunin 1787 led to the formation of the first political parties in the UnitedStates: The Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party.President Washington also set the tradition to only serve 2 terms toprevent power being held too long by one leader.
The Result
Both sides in the debate between theFederalists and the Anti-Federalistswon.
The Federalists won when theConstitution was finally ratified andbecame the law of the land with thefederal government as the centralauthority.
The Ant-Federalists won because theBill of Rights would guarantee therights of citizens and it would beadded in 1791, a few years after theConstitution was ratified.
James Madison presents the Billof Rights to Congress. Whiletwelve amendments wereoriginally proposed, only ten weresent to the states for ratification.They all passed.
The Legacy
Read through the Bill of Rights inthe text. List the 3 that are mostimportant to you. Explain yourreasons for choosing each one.
*3 amendments, 3 explanations asto why is it your personal favorite.
Write this in the space above orbelow your foldable.
“The New Nation is Formed”
•2nd page (need to use the text book)
1st President: _______________________
-warned against __________________
-served ____ terms
Alexander Hamilton ___________________hint: he is involved in $
John Marshall ________________________
established courts as equal to the _______and the __________
Marbury v Madison: summarize the case,explain its importance