Bell Ringer: Review UNIT 1 EXAM (15 min)
Objectives:
3.1 Explain the reasons for the colonies’
declaration of independence from British rule.
3.2 Identify the factors that led to the failure
of the Confederation.
3.3 Explain the major points of contention in the
writing of the Constitution.
Agenda:
THE REVOLUTIONARY ROOTS OF THE CONSTITUTION (slides 4-14)
1. Written in 1787 for an agricultural society huddled along the coast of a wild new land, now guides the political life of a massive urban society in the postnuclear age.
2. 18th Century freedom, in comparison... / Uniquely American Protest (slide 5)
John Adams: Tarred and feathered scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDiDFAdaMRg (4 min)
3. Road to Revolution (slides 6-10)
4. Articles of Confederation (slides 11-14) origins and weaknesses (power to tax, no independent leadership position, power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, amending process)
FROM CONFEDERATION TO CONSTITUTION (slides 15-22)
5. Shays' Rebellion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ImIEcsTEVo (6 min)
Journal 12 - What is the significance of Shays' Rebellion? (10 min)
6. Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, The Great Compromise (rest of class)
TERMS TO KNOW: social contract theory, republic, confederation, Articles of Confederation, Virginia Plan, James Madison, New Jersey Plan, The Great Compromise, electoral college, extraordinary majority,
Home Learning:
1. Complete Chapter 3 IDs, due tomorrow Tuesday, December 19, 2017
2. Journal 13 - Describe how the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and Great Compromise helped shape the Constitution.
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