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The Original 13 States I !" Name _ Date s ,-- _ The Original 13 States A. Use the maps on textbook page 223 and in the atlas to locate the following bodies of water and states. Then label them on the outline map on the back of this page. Bodies of Water States AtlanticOcean North Carolina Rhode Island Lake Ontario New Jersey New York Lake Erie Virginia South Carolina . Lake Huron Massachusetts Pennsylvania Lake Michigan (2 locations) Connecticut Lake SLipeJior . Maryland Georgia Chesapeake Bay New Hampshire .St. lawrence River Delaware B. After labelihg your map,' use it and the atlas to answer the following questions. 1. From about what latitude. to what latitude did the original 13 states extend? 2. Wha~is t~e approximate distance in miles from the northernmost point of the original 13, states to the southernmost point? . 3. Which bodies of water separate the United States from British territory to the north ? 4. Are most of Pennsylvania's boundaries physical(formed by natural features) or political (formed by people)? How can you tell? u E I 5. What present-day states were formed out of land that was part of the original' 13 states? •... .s: 6. Roughly whatlirie of longitude was the westernmost boundary of the United "0) .~ 0.. States in 1790? a u 7. Which is the only state that does not border the Atlantic Ocean? CONFEDERATION TO CONSTITUTION 15 Outline Maps continued , ..~ r : .us Qj .:t: ::::; ~ ::l o o u 2 @ .+s-:' 01 'C >-0. o .u • 16 UNIT 2 CHAPTER'S Name ~-------------------------- Date -+-__ I In-Depth ResourcEs: Unit 21 l f' I I i Guided Reading i Sequencing Events As you read this section, answer the questions about the events shown on the time line below. , 1. What did the American settlers find when they reachJd 1775 Kentucky? Daniel Boone leads settlers into Kentucky and helps build the Wilderness Road. 2. Why did the Articles of Confederation not take effect 1781 until 1781? The Articles of Confederation take effect. I , ; 3. What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do? 1785 Congress passes the Land Ordinance of 1785. :-.-------------'----------------.~ 4. Why did Masssachusetts farmers rebel against their state 1787 legislature? Daniel Shays leads a rebellion of farmers against the state legislature in Massachusetts. 5. How was the Northwest Ordinance different than the 1787 Land Ordinance of 1785? Congress passes the Northwest Ordinance. 46 UNIT 2 CHAPTER 8 Name _ Date _ Guided Reading A. Making Generalizations As you read the section, take notes on the characteristics of the people who served as delegates to the Convention. Characteristic Characteristic . ' Generalization I Characteristic Characteristic . I . ~, B. Summarizing Use the chart below to summarize the Virginia Plan and the New I Jersey Plan; I ! 1. TheVirginia Plan proposed a legislature that '. 2. The New JerseyPlan proposed a legislature Jhat consisted of: consisted of: 3. Who supported the Virginia Plan? 4. Who supported the New JerseyPlan? U E ~:.::; co 01 o::::J o u ~ 5. How did the Great Compromise settle this issue? I I © , .+s:-' 01 .~ 0.. o U &Iow c. Analyzing Points of View On th9 back of thi~ p3per, briefly explain the disagreement between Northerners and Southerners that was settled by the Three- Fifths Compromise. Name _ Date --1 ~'-'-' -' ._--_.. __.. r In-Depth Resources: Unit 2 ~uided Reading A. Analyzing Points of View As you read the section, take notes on the people and ideas involved in the debate over ratification of the Constitution. 1. What were the Federalists? 2. What were the Antifederalists? 3. Who were the leading Federalists? 4. Who were the leading Antifederalists? ~' 5. What reasonsdid the Federalistsgive to defend 6. What reasonsdid the Antifederalists give to their views on the ratification? defend their views on the Constitution? /t.t.-Iow B. Summarizing G he bark of this paper, summarize the arguments in favor of ~ adding a bill of rights to the Constitution. 48 UNIT 2 CHAPTER 8 Name ~--------------------------------- Date --------------t------- \ In-Depth Resources:Vnit 2 I Building Vocabulary Antifederalists Federalists Northwest Territory Articles of Confederation Great Compromise republic Bill of Rights James Madison Shays's Rebellion Constitutional Convention New Jersey Plan Three-Fifths Compromise federalism Northwest Ordinance Virginia Plan A. Completion Select the term or name that best completes the sentence. Support for strengthening the national government increased' after (1) broke out in Massachusetts in 1786. At the Constitutional Convention the following spring, one of the leaders was (2) _ . He and others established a (3) , a country in which the people choose representatives to govern them. The Constitution was based on (4) , a system of government in which power is shared among the central government and the states. Helping to protect citizens from the powers of the national government is the (5) __ ---'- _ B. Matching Match the definition in the second column with the word in the first column .' .Write the appropriate letter next to the word. 1. Wilderness Road a. an act on surveying' western territories 2. Land Ordinance of 1785 b. a proposal for a one-house legislature 3. Northwest Territory c. a set of essays defending the Constitution 4. Northwest Ordinance d. a trail into Ke tucky 5. Virginia Plan e. an agreement on how to count the slave population when setting taxes 6. New Jersey Plan f. a'n act on gov1rning western' territories 7. Great Compromise g. an agreement on legislative representation 8. Three-Fifths Compromise h. a Virginian who opposed the Constitution 9. The FeDeralist papers i. the region frat Ohio through Wisconsin •... -g,- 10. George Mason .~ j. a proposal for a two-house legislature o u ~ C. Writing Use each of the following terms correctly in a paragraph on how to divide power under federalism. Underline each word you use./l . Articles of Confederation Constitutional Convention James Madison Federalists I L. A •• Antifederalists ~ OYl- O-ilDT\NIV -sh.at O~ f~'<;'~ I~it t-u fl-t is ptAdU 1IF CONFEDERATION TO CONSTITJroN 49 Name _ Date -+_ Be eaching Activity Evaluating Write T in the blank if the statement is true. If the statement is false, write F in the blank and then write the corrected statement on the line below. 1. In the late 170051 the main road into Kentucky was called Boone's Road. 2. In a republic, people choose representatives to govern for them. 3. The Articles of Confederation gave the national government the power to set taxes and enforce the law. 4. Some smaller states would not ratify the Articles of Confederation until all states gave up their claims to Western lands. 5. The Land Ordinance of 1785 described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed. 6. Debt from the Revolutionary War was a major problem for the new United States government. 7. In 17871 Daniel Shays led a rebellion of farmers who demanded u debt relief. E ]i ::J m en :l o o u :2 © ..c., . 01 .~ o· u 58 UNIT 2 CHAPTER 8 Date ++: _ Name ~-------------------------------- I . In-Depth Resources: IUnit 2 Reteaching Activity Rea~ing Comprehension Use the list of words below to fill in the blanks in the paragraphs that follow. Constitution executive Great New Jersey Philadelphia ratification Senate slave trade slaves Three-Fifths Virginia George Washington In the summer of 1787, representatives of 12 states met in (1) _ for the Constitutional Convention. The delegates elected (2) _ as president for the convention. Edmund Randolph offered the (3) Plan. This plan proposed that government should consist of a legislative branch, an (4) branch, and a judicial branch. The legislature would have two houses with the power to tax, regulate commerce, and make laws. The number of representatives in each house would be based on a state's population or wealth. As an alternative, William Paterson proposed the (5) Plan. This called for a legislature with one house. The legislature would have the power to regulate trade and to tax foreign goods. Each state would receive one vote in this legislature. Most delegates liked the Virginia Plan better but did not agree on how to determine representation. A committee was selected to solve the disagreement. The solution was called the (6) Compromise. In one house of the legislature, each state would have an equal number of votes. This house was called the (7) . In the other house of the legislature, representation would be based on each state's population. This house was called the House of Representatives. Te decide the number of representatives in the House of Representatives, delegates had to agree on who should be counted. Southern states contained many more (8) than Northern states. Southern states wanted to count these people for representation but not for taxation. Northern states wanted to :E:; count these people for taxation but not for representation. The solution agreed to ro en was the (9) Compromise. ::::> o o The Convention also decided to delay banning the (10) until u ~. 1808. Delegates did, however, agree to tax this form of commerce. © E In September, the Convention voted for and wrote down the (11) _ Ol ·c f:i All but three delegates signed the finished copy. This document was then sent to the o u Confederation Congress and on to the states for (12) _ Name _ Date _ Reteaching Activity Categorizing A. Read the names below. Write A in the blank if the person was an Antifederalist and opposed to the Constitution. Write F in the blank if the person was a Federalist and supported the Constitution. 1. Alexander Hamilton 2. Patrick Henry 3. John Jay 4. James Madison 5. George Mason Sequencing I r B. Number the events below in the order in which they happened.
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