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QUIZ

Please take ONE loose leaf sheet of paper and number 1-10

This quiz is OPEN NOTE, you may use your INB

KG3 and England are out!!!Now what do we do?!

Federalists VS Antifederalists

Team FederalistsINPUT

Federalist:

Supported the Constitution and interpreted it to mean that there should be a strong centralized government.

• Alexander Hamilton (defended his views in the Federalist Papers)

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Jay

Federalists VS AntifederalistINPUT

Federalist Papers:

• These essays, supporting the Constitution as-is, were written anonymously under the name Publis. They were actually written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay.

Advocating:

• To support one’s views or to plead in favor of.

Federalism:

• Sharing of power between the states and central government of a country.

Team Antifederalists

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Antifederalist:

Opposed the Constitution and feared there would be a lack of guarantee for individual and states’ rights. They believed that the constitution needed a section guaranteeing individual rights.

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Mason

Team Antifederalists

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Thomas Jefferson (TJ):

• He saw the big picture when it came to the potential for abuse of power.

• One of his concerns was religious freedom. TJ worked to create the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

• This document declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay a church with tax money.

Team Federalist or Team Antifederalist?OUTPUT

Pick a side…Team Federalist or Team Antifederalist

• Draw a bubble A for Team Antifederalist

OR

• Draw a bubble F for Team Federalist

• Inside your A or F write a brief paragraph explaining why you support that side of the argument. Make sure to have a solid thesis statement.

Articles of Confederation

Articles of Confederation (AOC)

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What was the AOC? AOC 1777, the document that created the first

centralized government for the United States. Under the AOC Congress would become the single

branch of government but would have limited powers in order to protect the liberties of the people.

Second Continental Congress passed the AOC and then sent it to each of the 13 colonies for RATIFICATION.

Articles of Confederation (AOC)

Discuss with your shoulder buddy what you think RATIFICATION means.

Ratification:

Official Approval

Articles of Confederation (AOC)

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Influences of the AOC and self government Magna Carta (1215): One of the first instances of

limiting the government, in this case, the King. Mayflower Compact: One of the first local governments

in the Colonies. Virginia House of Burgess: Virginia’s local governing

body. Connecticut Constitution (1639): First written

constitution of the English colonies.

Articles of Confederation (AOC)

Turn to your shoulder buddy and discuss what you think a constitution is AND what you think should be in one.

Constitution:

A set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government

Articles of Confederation (AOC)INPUT

AOC allowed the newly created central government to:

• Set up a congress where each state had one vote.

• Could settle arguments amongst the states.

• Mint coins.

• Borrow money.

• Make treaties with other countries as well as Native Americans.

• Congress could also ask states for money and soldiers however the states were allowed to refuse such a request. This made it difficult for the congress to protect against foreign threats.

Articles of Confederation (AOC)

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Shays’s Rebellion (1786):

• An uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt.

• 100’s of farmers in Massachusetts, led by Daniel Shays, stormed the supreme court in Springfield and attempted to shut down the government there.

• They were defeated by state troops. This revolt exposed some of the weaknesses of the AOC.

• This prompted the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

Articles of Confederation (AOC)

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Constitutional Convention of 1787:

• Each state was invited to send a representative to the Convention in Philadelphia. The goal was to improve the AOC.

Articles of Confederation (AOC)

OUTPUT

Prompt: Imagine you are a representative at the Constitutional convention. Write a paragraph describing what you would suggest adding or removing from the AOC and why? Don’t forget a solid thesis statement.