Chapter FIVE Guided Reading

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American History

Chapter FIVE Guided Reading

VOCAB:

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Main Ideas:

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Sec. 1

The Articles of Confederation provided the Framework for a National Government

Sec. 2

Problems Faced by the young nation made it clear that a new constitution was needed

Sec. 3

A New Constitution provided a Framework for a new National Government

Sec. 5-4

Americans Carried on a Vigorous Debate before ratifying the Constitution

Important Tip:

***Study each night for 15 minutes focusing on Key Vocabulary and their application in the chapter***

Questions for Understanding

Section 5-1

1. How Did the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights Improve British Government? (p.152)

Magna Carta:

English Bill of Rights:

2. How did the theories of John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu influence American Government ? (p. 153)

John Locke:

Baron de Montesquieu:

3. What were THREE things Constitutions did to shape Our American Government? (p. 153)

4. Under Suffrage, Who Could Vote and Who could hold Public Office?(p. 153)

Vote:

Public Office:

5. Answer Map Questions 1-2 on page 154.

6. What were FIVE powers of Congress in the Articles of Confederation? (P. 154)

7. What TWO problems did The Articles of Confederation have at the National Level? (p. 154)

Problem 1:

Problem 2:

8. How did Thomas Jefferson solve Maryland’s Problem with the Articles of Confederation? (p. 154)

9. How did the Land Ordinance of 1785 divide the NW territory and how was the land distributed to the people? (p. 155)

Divided:

Distribute:

10. According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 what 6 states would be created and How did a state qualify for statehood. (p. 155)

11. How did the Northwest Ordinance deal with issues of public education and Slavery? (p. 155)

Education:

Slavery:

Section 5-2

12. EXPLAIN the biggest problem with Great Britain after the Revolutionary War. (p158)

13. What were TWO problems we had with Great Britain Concerning Post War Trade? (p. 213)

Problem 1:

Problem 2:

14. What Problem did we have with Spanish Trade after the war and What reason did Rhode Island give for the Problem NOT being solved? (p. 159)

Problem:

Rhode Island:

15.EXPLAIN TWO reasons Great Britain had a trade advantage in the United States. (p. 160)

Problem 1:

Problem 2:

16. EXPLAIN TWO reasons the continental congress had trouble solving Trade Issues with the colonies and Great Britain. (p. 160)

Reason 1:

Reason 2:

17. What Happened as a result of the Continental Congress having no power to regulate interstate trade? (p. 160)

18. What caused Inflation in the United States after the war and how did some states make it worse? (p. 160-161)

Inflation:

Worse:

19. What caused the United States to fall into a Depression after the Revolutionary War? (p. 161)

20. Answer the Great Compromise Box on page 216.

21. What caused problems with farmers in Massachusetts and how did the government react? (p. 161)

Problems:

Reaction:

22. What caused Shays’s Rebellion? What Happened During the Rebellion? And How did the government react? (p. 161)

23. What were TWO results of Shays’s Rebellion? (p. 161)

24. What were the FIVE weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? (p. 162)

25. What happened in Philadelphia in May of 1787 and what was their goal? (p. 162)

Event:

Goal

Section 5-3

26. Why Did Patrick Henry not attend the Constitutional Convention? Why Were Women, African Americans, and Native Americans not at the Constitutional Convention? (p. 164)

Patrick Henry:

Women, African Americans, Native Americans:

27. What were TWO disagreements Delegates had leading to a GREAT COMPROMISE? (p. 164)

Disagreement 1:

Disagreement 2:

28. How did the Virginia Plan want to shape the Legislature? What problem did small states have with? (p. 164-165)

Legislature:

Small States:

29. How Did the New Jersey Plan want to Shape the Legislature? The National Government? (p. 165)

Legislature:

National Government:

30. How was The Great Compromise a Combination of BOTH the Virginia and New Jersey Plan? (P. 165)

31. What did Northern and Southern States want the Issue of Slave population resolved? How did the Three-Fifths Compromise solve the issue? (p. 166)

North:

South:

Compromise:

32. What were the Two arguments regarding the Slave Trade in the United States? How was the Problem Solved? (p. 166)

North:

South:

Solution:

33. What Powers did states Gain under a Federal System of Government? List 4. (p. 167)

34. What are the THREE branches of Government and what are their roles? (p. 167)

Branch 1:

Branch 2:

Branch 3:

35. Under a system of checks and balances, explain the Checks and Balances of each branch of Government. (p. 167-168)

Executive Branch:

Legislative Branch:

Judicial Branch:

Section 5-4

36. Explain what Federalists Believed. Explain what anti-federalists believed. NOT THE DEFINITION (p. 170)

Federalists:

Anti-Federalists:

37. How did the Federalists Spread their beliefs and name three influential federalists(first and last names). (p. 171)

Beliefs:

Federalists:

38. Answer the Analyzing Primary Source Question on page 172.

39. What TWO states became the most important states in the Ratification Process? What two people argued for and against the ratification? (p.172)

TWO states:

TWO People:

40. What two people debated the constitution in Virginia and WHY did the constitution get ratified. (p. 220)

Debate:

Ratification:

41. Who pushed the hardest for a bill of rights to be included in the constitution? And explain the process to amend the constitution. (p. 173)

Who:

Process:

42. What did the Bill of Rights do and how many amendments did they have? (p. 173)

Bill of Rights:

Number: