Lesson 2 – Use its Learning Quiz on the
Constitution 1st. 1.
Notice
the differences in periods marked with blue. 2.
New nation
under the Articles of Confederation ·
New
state constitutions (with some states abolishing slavery and some creating state slave codes) ·
Northwest
Ordinance, its parts and significance ·
Shays’s
Rebellion, causes including financial troubles of the period and consequences 3.
New
nation under the Constitution ·
The
convention (why a convention?) and major compromises (large state/small
state; slavery/ taxation/national voting; electoral college; powers given to
Congress/President/national judiciary; and creation of a republic) ·
National
protections for slaveholders and the slave trade (protection in addition to
state slave codes) ·
Federalist Papers, authors and purpose in ratification ·
Anti-Federalists,
who they are and their role in the Bill of Rights (what it that) ·
James
Madison, diverse roles in the Constitution and Bill of Rights 4.
President
George Washington (1788-1796) ·
President,
setting precedents for the office ·
Congress,
passing tariffs for income ·
Congress,
passing laws establishing the executive departments and national judiciary ·
Congress,
passing laws to create the national financial system using Secretary of
Treasury Alexander Hamilton’s plan, including a National Bank (based on
“implied powers”) ·
Whiskey
Rebellion, causes and suppression 5.
President
John Adams (1796-1800) – A
difficult time spent primarily keeping us out of a European War and dealing
with partisan politics. |
Click here for Major Issues in Development of the Constitution. Link Address:
http://www.cjbibus.com/1783_1787_Major_Issues_Const_COMPLETED.pdf
The link provides:
· What Happens at the Convention, What Are the Major Factions, Who Is Not Represented, and What Are the Major Structures of Government?
· How Does the Ratification of the Constitution Occur?
· What Are the Clauses on Republican Government and on Slavery in the Constitution? (Caution: There is no 13th Amendment ending slavery until 1865.)
This is a different kind of visual. It shows all of the issues going at one time. It provides a way for you to see in chronological order at one time foreign policy and domestic policy. You can see interconnections.
Click here for the Chronological Events of the New Republic. Link Address: http://www.cjbibus.com/1789_1800_New_Republic.htm
Link Address:
http://www.cjbibus.com/Sum_Rev_Trend_large_font.htm
Link Address:
http://www.cjbibus.com/1789_Slavery_in_time_context.htm
Link Address:
http://www.cjbibus.com/1789_1876_Sum_Poli_Parties.htm
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