Chapter 10, Lesson 2

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Chapter 10, Lesson 2

• The Problems Facing the new Government
• Take Notes in your Interactive Notebooks!

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Articles of Confederation

• In your notebook, write down any problems you
  hear about the Articles of Confederation.
• Are there any good things about it?

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Annapolis Convention

• The states wanted to get together and talk about
  the problems they were having under the Articles
  of Confederation.
• Only 5 out of 13 States show up
• SHOWS THE GOVERNMENT IS TOO WEAK!

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Shays Rebellion

• After the war, farmers have overgrown farms and
  no money. They have to get loans to fix their
  farms.
• When they can not pay their loans off their farms
  get taken from them.

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Shays Rebellion

• Daniel Shays leads all of these angry farmers in
  a revolt.
• They take over an arsenal, to get weapons and
  shut down the courts.
• These actions showed just how weak the federal
  government was.

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The Constitutional Convention

• In your own words, write down why the colonists
  meet in Philadelphia in 1787.
• Why do you think Rhode Island didnt want to come?

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How many Representatives?

• One problem at the Constitutional Convention was
  how many Representatives each state should get.
• States with a lot of people want lots of
  Representatives.
• States with less people want just as many
  Representatives.

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Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan
Equality!
Population!
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Unicameral

• Means to have only one of something.
• Unicameral Legislature means to only have one
  house.
• Virginia Plan and NJ Plan both only want one
  house.

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Bicycle Has Two Wheels

• Bi means to be of two
• Bicameral Legislature means to have two houses.
• Some people think maybe the government should
  have two houses also

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Unicycle vs. Bicycle

• Both are good, but for different reasons
• Just Like New Jersey Plan vs. The Virginia Plan
• So, How do you compromise these two ideas?

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Great Compromise

• Roger Sherman of Connecticut
• Says both ideas are fair and to make a
  compromise.
• Have a bicameral Legislature
• One house is based on population.
• One house is based on equality

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House of Representatives vs. Senate

• Representatives for each State vary depending on
  population.
• In Virginia we have 13 Representatives.
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• Two Senators for each state.
• How many does Virginia have?
• In Virginia we have 2 State Senators.
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Federal System

• System of Government in which the National
  Government shares powers with the State
  Governments.
• Characterized by a system of checks and balances
  to keep each branch from becoming too strong, and
  doing illegal things

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