GOAL 2 REVIEW SHEET

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Day 1: Path to Self-Government in the Colonies
1. Name that political thinker: (CAN BE USED MORE THAN ONCE)
a. Developed the idea of natural rights Locke
b. Believed in freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and trial by jury Voltaire
c. Wanted separation of powers Montesquieu
d. Believed that the government should protect our life, liberty, and property Locke
e. Said we give up some of our rights for government protection (social contract) Rousseau
f. Thomas Jefferson used lots of his ideas in the Declaration of Independence Locke
2. Which political document or event?
a. Document that limited the power of the English king Magna Carta
b. Was an example of representative government in the colonies VA House of Burgesses
c. Movement emphasizing reason, provided the ideas of natural rights, Enlightenment
d. Religious movement that promoted personal relationships with God Great Awakneing
e. Signed by the pilgrims to set rules for self-government Mayflower Compact
Day 2: Events Leading to the American Revolution
3. Name that event:
a. Idea that said colonies should provide wealth to their mother countryMercantilism
b. Event that caused increased taxation on the colonies due to British debt French and Indian War
c. Act that said colonists must provide housing and supplies for British troops Quartering Act
d. Phrase used by colonists to show their anger over being taxed No taxation without representation
e. Britains policy of ignoring the colonies and not enforcing trade laws salutary neglect
f. Document that says people should overthrow a government that doesnt protect their rights Dec. of
Independence
g. Event where a farmer led an attack because he was not able to take Native American land
h. First written Constitution in the colonies Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
i. Forced toleration of Protestants
Day 3: Articles of Confederation
4. What was the Articles of Confederation?
First form of government after the revolution
5. What was the major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Weak federal government couldnt tax
6. How did Shays Rebellion lead to the downfall of the Articles of Confederation?
Showed how weak the federal government was
7. What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To revise the Articles of Confederation
8. Why did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention decide to write a new Constitution?
Because enough delegates felt that the Articles couldnt be fixed, something new was needed for a stronger
govt.
9. How does the Constitution they wrote still influence us today?
Its still the supreme law of the land.
Day 4: Federalists v. Anti-Federalists and Compromises
10. Create a Venn Diagram on a separate sheet of paper comparing and contrasting the Federalists and AntiFederalists. Include four facts about the Federalists, four about the Anti-Federalists, and two facts that they
had in common.
F: Wanted a strong federal government, wanted the Constitution, believed that individual states had too
much power, believed we had to give up freedom for order and security
A: feared a strong federal govt., believed states should have more power, favored the Articles of Con.,
favored strong civil liberty protections
11. Why didnt the Anti-Federalists like the Constitution? What did they add to the Constitution to fix this
problem?
They thought the Constitution did not protect the rights of individuals (and states). Bill of Rights would fix that.
12. What is the difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?
VA plan- more population, more representation
NJ: equal representation for the states
13. Name that compromise:
a. Said that slaves would be counted as part of a person in determining state population 3/5
compromise
b. Said that we would have two houses in the legislative branch: one based on population (House of
Representatives) and one with equal representation for every state (Senate) Great Compromise

c. Part added onto the Constitution in order to protect individual rights Bill of Rights
Short Answer: Credit given for well-supported arguments.