The Constitutional Convention

• May-September 1787• Goal: Amend the

Articles of Confederation

• Ideas behind the Constitution:– The Enlightenment– 3-part government

(separation of powers)

– Checks & Balances

Results of the Convention

• “Great Compromise” for

Congress– Senate: 2 representatives

from

each state– House: representatives

based on population

Congress

House of Rep (Pop) Senate (2)

Based on population

2 senators per state

• Congress• Makes Laws• Coin & regulate

money• Declare war• Override

president’s veto• Propose

amendments to the constitution

Legislative Branch

Executive Branch

• President– Approves or vetoes

laws– Conducts foreign

relations– Commander in Chief

• VP• Cabinet- chief advisors• Executive Agencies (ex.

FDA)

Judicial Branch

• Interprets the constitution

Ratifying the Constitution

• Need 9 of 13 states to agree

• Federalists: – Support constitution– Want a strong central government

• Anti-Federalists: – Want a weaker central government– Want a Bill of Rights *added in 1791

• 1790 all states had ratified the constitution

Bill of Rights

• First 10 amendments to the Constitution

• 1-

• 2-

• 4-

• 5-

Chapter 8: Changes in a Young Nation Timeline (pages 91-103)

• Key events for time line:– 1. Louis and Clark journey– 2. Political parties emerge– 3. Louisiana Purchase– 4. Manifest Destiny– 5. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo– 6. Indian Removal Act– 7. Expanded suffrage for men– 8. Industrialization– 9. Cotton Gin– 10. Second Great Awakening

– * Bonus events: Marshall Court, Factory System

1. Put events on a timeline with the correct year.

2. Explain how the event connects to one of the 5 founding ideals.

Changes in a Young Nation• Academic Vocabulary Term: Abolition• Read chapter 8• Create a timeline of events leading up to the Civil War

& how these events supported/impacted the founding ideals

Date & Key Event (brief summary)

Founding Ideal(s) that was Supported and/or Impacted

1794 Whiskey Rebellion- Farmers who protested and rebelled against the new tax on whiskey

Democracy- The role of the US gov’t to collect tax revenue