Creating a Nation

Creating a Nation

5th Grade Social StudiesChapter 9Lesson 1

A New Nation

Lesson 9.1- A New Nationpages 296-301

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constitutioncitizenterritoryordinance

an area of land governed by

the U.S. before it becomes a

state

territory


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a written plan of how a country’s

government will work

constitution


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a lawordinance


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an official member of a city, state, or

nation

citizen


• What powers did the Articles of Confederation give Congress?

• declare war, make treaties with other nations, & print & borrow money

• What powers did Congress lack?• It could not set up an army, control trade, or

tax


• What problems was the new government unable to resolve?

• The government could not resolve arguments between states, & could not pay its debts

• What did Shays want?• Farmers to have more time to pay debts &

the government to stop taking farms


• What did Shay’s Rebellion show about the new government?

• The government was too weak to keep order

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Constitutional Convention

Lesson 9.2- Constitutional Conventionpages 302-309

Vocabulary

federalrepubliccompromiseratify

officially accept

ratify


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form of government where states share power with central government

federal


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an agreement in which each

side of an argument gives up something it

wants

compromise


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a government in which

citizens elect leaders to represent

them

republic


• Why did delegates gather in Philadelphia in the spring of 1787?

• They met to discuss how to change the Articles of Confederation

• Which state did Madison & Washington represent at the Convention?

• Virginia


• What is a federal system of government?• One in which states share power with a central

government• What did the Virginia Plan propose?• a federal government with three branches• Why did small states create the New Jersey

plan?• To get equal representation in Congress as large

states


• What was Roger Sherman’s solution called?• The Great Compromise• What was the 3/5 Compromise?• A rule to count 5 slaves as 3 people in Slave

States• Which states had populations more than 350,000

people?• Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, & North

Carolina


• What had to happen before the Constitution could go into effect?

• 9 of the 13 states had to ratify it• Why did Anti-federalists think the

Constitution was dangerous?• It created a strong central government

without a Bill of Rights


• What did the Federalists do to persuade the states to ratify the Constitution?

• They promised to add a Bill of Rights to the document

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The Constitution

Lesson 9.3- The Constitutionp. 312-319

Vocabulary

democracychecks & balancesvetounconstitutionalamendment

to refuse to approve

veto


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a government in which people make decisions

by voting

democracy


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a change made to the

Constitution

amendment


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not in agreement with the Constitution

unconstitutional


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a system of separating

government so each part doesn’t

have too much power

checks & balances


• What is the Preamble?• The introduction of the Constitution that

states the goals of the Constitution• What are the 3 branches of government?• The Legislative, The Executive, & The Judicial• What is the highest court in the nation?• The Supreme Court


• How does the division of powers help control government?

• It prevents any one person or branch from having all the power

• What happens when the Supreme Court decides that a law is unconstitutional?

• The law is no longer in effect


• What can Congress do to pass a law that the President has vetoed?

• If 2/3 of the Senate & House agree, they can pass the law

• Who has the power to collect taxes?• Federal & State governments• When a state & federal law don’t agree, which

law must be followed?• Federal law


• How can an amendment be added to the Constitution?

• If 2/3 of the Senate & House agree, & 3/5 of the states ratify it

• Why did people want a Bill of Rights?• To make sure the federal government

recognized the rights of individuals


• How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

• Ten• What are some of the rights that are

protected in the first amendment?• Freedom of speech & Freedom of religion

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President Washington

Lesson 9.4- Winning the Warp. 320-325

Vocabulary

inaugurationCabinetpolitical partyinterestcapital

a group appointed by a

President to help govern the

country

Cabinet


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a group that works together to gain power in

government

political party


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the ceremony at which a

government official is sworn

into offfice

inauguration


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the city where a state or national

government officially meets

capital


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the fee that a borrower pays to

a lender

interest


• Why did George Washington act with care as President?

• He knew since he was the first President, other Presidents would follow his example

• What is the job of the Secretary of State?• To decide how the U.S. should behave toward other

countries• What is the job of the Attorney General?• To see that federal laws are obeyed


• Why did Jefferson & Hamilton often give the President opposite advice?

• Hamilton believed in a strong central government, while Jefferson felt it should be weaker

• Which side did President Washington take on the national bank?

• He took Hamilton’s advice and approved the law creating it


• Where was the nation’s new capital located?• On the Potomac River, between Virginia &

Maryland• What is the name of the nation’s capital?• Washington, D.C.

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