UNIT TITLE: 4 Forming a New Nation Section TITLE: I.

. Creating the Constitution WHAT YOURE LEARNING TODAY: Today, you will learn about how the _____________ of _____________________ failed.

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TOPICS/KEY TERMS/QUESTIONS/ SECTION HEADING THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

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During the Revolution, the ______ United States needed a ____________________ government Modeled after ______________________ governments States would retain ___________________ _________________: having supreme, _______________ authority over a geographic area, such as a territory Founders were fearful of ___________________ power due to past experience with the British Articles established a firm league of _____________________ among the states Bills were passed on ________ of ___________ votes Amending the Articles took ______________ consent of the states (nothing ever amended they could never get unanimous) _______________: to change or modify for the better Administered the seven-year ______________________ war effort Negotiated the ____________ _____ ________________ with Britain in 1783 Established the _______________ Ordinance of ____________

ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION FAILURES OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

Problems with the ________________: Congress had very little power over the _____________________ states. It could not settle disputes between states because there was no ________________ court system. Problems with ___________________________ (other governments around the world): Because it was so weak, Congress had trouble taking ________________ of the _______________ that the United States had won in the Treaty of _____________. The British _______ ________ leave their __________ in the Great Lakes region. The British and their Native American ____________ kept American settlers _______ of the Northwest Territory. ____________________ with ______________ about uses of the _______________________ and port of _______ ________________ was difficult ___________ - Philadelphia Delegates from all the states were invited to a convention to improve the Articles of Confederation, which were__________ working Only _________ didnt attend _______ Delegates attended George _______________ was asked to preside (lead) over the convention. James Madison kept _________ of the discussions and is often called The ____________ of the Constitution. The men who wrote the Constitution are often referred to as the ______________ Fathers. All the participants in the Convention were _________, white, ___________.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION BEGINS

ISSUES THAT DIVIDED THE NATIONSS LEADERS SUMMARY:

1) The power of the ____________ government. Would the states or the federal government have the most power? 2) ___________________ in Congress (How many members on Congress would each state get? small states wanted equal representation, large states wanted it to be determined by population of the states 3) ___________________ How would slaves be counted? Would the slave trade continue?