Chapter 7 - A More Perfect Union - Lesson 2 - Forging a New Constitution - PDF
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This document contains lesson notes on Chapter 7, Lesson 2, focusing on the creation of a new United States Constitution. It also addresses the issues stemming from the Revolutionary War and the debates surrounding slavery and the formation of a new government. Key topics include the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the compromises made during the Constitutional Convention.
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Name ________________________________Date____________HR&Block_____________________ Chapter 7 - A More Perfect Union - Lesson 2 - Forging a New Constitution Things were very bad after the Revolutionary War, with the USA going through a ________________ caused by war-time destruction in...
Name ________________________________Date____________HR&Block_____________________ Chapter 7 - A More Perfect Union - Lesson 2 - Forging a New Constitution Things were very bad after the Revolutionary War, with the USA going through a ________________ caused by war-time destruction in the South and the closed West Indies markets. Things boiled over in Massachusetts with ____________ Rebellion. Farmers couldn’t sell their crops and therefore couldn’t pay taxes and debts. State officials started seizing their land. The farmers revolted and closed ____________ and tried to seize guns and weapons from an ________________. People began to realize the USA was in serious trouble. Some people began to get very upset about slavery. Between 1776 and 1786, 11 states—except for ___________________________________– passed laws outlawing or taxing the importation of ________________________ people. In the North slavery was not a major source of labor, and many groups started advocating for the end of it. Even though many were working to end slavery, free African Americans regularly faced __________________. Most could not ____________________ or attend many __________________ schools. White people did not want to ___________________ with black people, so they often made their own churches. Most Americans realized a new form of national government was needed. James Madison, a Virginia _______________, and _______________________, a New York lawyer were men committed to reform. In May of 1787 a convention was held in _____________________ to deal with trade issues and to look at how to fix government problems. 55 delegates attended the convention, but not one ________________ or African-American or Native-American were there. The convention was sealed to the public so the men could speak freely without fear of being punished. The Virginia Plan The New Jersey Plan Favored Legislature Executive Branch Judicial Branch Big states and small states had a great deal of trouble agreeing about the legislative branch. Both worried they would be dominated by the other. Finally, Roger Sherman of Connecticut proposed the __________________________. He proposed a ______________________ legislature with an upper house where all states got two votes and a lower house with representation based on _____________________. To become law a bill must be passed by both houses. Another two compromises were needed with the issue of slavery. People agreed on the ______________ compromise where slaves would be counted as ____________ of a person for taxation and representation. The North wanted to abolish the slave trade, but southern states wanted to keep it. Northerners agreed that the new Congress would not interfere with the slave trade until __________. A big disagreement was whether or not the Constitution needed a _____________________. George Mason of Virginia proposed one, but his idea was shot down. On September 17, 1787 the delegates assembled to sign the document. Of the 55 men there, ______________ refused to sign. The draft of the Constitution went out to the states for their approval. ______ of the 13 states needed to approve it for it to become the new law of the land.
