Week 6: Sept. 17-21, 2k18

Welcome to week 6 and Second Continental Congress Week!!!  

Day 1

In Class:  Work on American Revolution paper!  Paper is Due Sept 25!  

HW:  Delegate template due tomorrow for Second Cont. Congress and paper due Sept 25!

Day 2 -- Second Continental Congress!!!

Day 3
In Class:  Using the textbook (I know, I can’t believe we’re using it either) read through Chapter 8 and answer the following Q’s based on the reading about the nation post-Revolutionary War and pre-US Constitution…

1. Most members of the Second Cont. Congress were nervous about creating a strong central government, which means a large and powerful federal government.  Why do you think this was the case?
2. What was the name of the plan of government?
3. The Articles created a league of friendship which was a loose union in which the states were run by a ___________ and each state had ______ vote(s).
4. What were some powers of the Congress?
5. Early in the days of the Articles the states were arguing about taxes.  Why was this the case?
6. One of the most serious problems was that the money Congress printed was practically worthless. This money shortage was particularly hard on which group of people in the nation?
7. Who was Daniel Shays and what did he do?  Do you think he was right by his actions?
8. Who was elected as the president of the Constitutional Convention in May 1787?
9. Who is considered the “father of the Constitution?” 
10. What was the most troubling question at the Constitutional Convention?
11. What was the compromise made between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
12. Should slaves be counted...How did the founders use slaves to count the population?
13. Why did the founders create the Electoral College?
14. What did Federalists believe?
15. What did the AntiFederalists believe?

HW: American Rev paper due Sept 25!

Day 4
In Class:  Going over the Q's from Day 3 and YAY CONSTITUTION UNIT!!!!
HW: American Rev paper due Sept 25!