Unit Three - The Constitutional Convention
As the colonists were fighting for independence from Britain, a need for their own form of self-government began to arise. In creating their first government, they looked at all aspects of the British Parliament that they did not like--taxation without representation; a strong central figure; and a powerful national government. As they created the "Articles of Confederation," they avoided all of these features of government. Unfortunately, the Articles of Confederation were a complete disaster! As they met to amend, or change, the Articles, it was decided that an entirely new constitution should be written. Thus, the Constitutional Convention took place.
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Class Links for Constitutional Time Period:
Quizlet Flashcards for Unit "The Tough Issues" (ushistory.org) "A Constitution Through Compromise" (ushistory.org) "Federalists" (ushistory.org) "Anti-Federalists" (ushistory.org) |
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The video below discusses how the Articles of Confederation led to Shay's Rebellion and the Constitutional Convention. It then discusses five weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
The video below looks at how the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan were combined in order to create the "Great Compromise."
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The video below breaks down the seven articles of the United States Constitution using an acronym: "LEJ CASH," or "Let's Enjoy Justice and CASH."
In an effort to persuade the Anti-Federalists to ratify the Constitution, the Bill of Rights was created. This video explains these ten amendments.
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Want to learn more about the constitutioN? Extra credit below!
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Download the file below (Constitution Extra Credit). Watch the video to the left (The Constitutional Convention for Dummies) and complete your own notes based on the video. The notes are your notes, but should show an understanding of the different concepts!
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