(All homework assignments must be typed.)

Objectives:

4-1

  • Identify the factors that influenced American colonial governments
  • Explain the significance of the declaration of Independence as a means of justifying the American colonies’ separation from Great Britain
  • Describe the forces that shaped the Confederation government
  • Identify the Confederation weaknesses.

4-2

  • Outline the three major compromises of the Constitutional Convention
  • Define the role of political compromise in a free society.

4-3

  • Identify The Federalist Papers.
  • Discuss the arguments for and against ratification.

Answer the following questions using your textbook and the lecture. (111 pts)

  1. List the three ways Great Britain influenced American colonial government. (3 pts)
  2. What catalytic events (action between two or more forces) shook colonial America and encouraged independence? (2 pts)
  3. What law passed by Parliament passed in 1765 violated the Petition of Right? (1 pt)
  4. Explain a boycott, and why did the colonists institute one. (2 pts)
  5. At which assembly was the Declaration of Independence created? (1 pt)
  6. Which assembly issued a declaration of Grievances to King George III? (1 pt)
  7. State the assembly in which the Declaration of Independence was created. (1 pt)
  8. What did the Second Continental Congress set out to do, and what was the result? (2 pts)
  9. Explain the four major truths Jefferson presented in the Declaration of Independence?(4 pts)
  10. Explain the significance of the Declaration of Independence. (2 pts)
  11. Explain the term deism .(1 pt)
  12. Why do you believe the Articles of Confederation were so difficult to ratified? (2 pts)
  13. What two events showed the states that their national union under the Articles of Confederation needed to be redefined, and how did these events illustrate this need? (4 pts)
  14. Which assembly was convened on May 25, 1787? Explain the purpose, and who was chosen president? (3 pts)
  15. What two procedural rules were adopted at the beginning of the Constitutional Convention? Why were they important? (4 pts)
  16. List and explain the three major areas whereby the Constitutional Convention needed to make compromises. (6 pts)
  17. What questions should a Christian legislator ask himself when asked to compromise? (3 pts)
  18. Compose a chart showing the differences between the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan and the Connecticut Compromise. Include the following in your chart: Author, Balance of Power, Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, and Representation in Congress (18 pts)
  19. Explain the two major arguments presented against adoption of the Constitution. Do you agree or disagree with those arguments? (Defend your answer) (4 pts)
  20. Provide a chart showing the twelve weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, state the Federalist Paper that addressed the weakness, and state the Constitutional solution. (36 pts.)
  21. Compare the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. In which states did these two groups have the toughest battles? What was added to the Constitution because of the Anti-Federalist demands? (4 pts)
  22. Which position –the Federalist or Anti-Federalist—do you agree with? Defend your answer. (2 pts.)
  23. In what states did the greatest threat to the ratification of the Constitution exist? What compromise was the deciding factor in the success of ratification? (3 pts)
  24. How was Washington’s inauguration both an end and a beginning? (2 pts)