Wednesday

 We are going to continue to look at the Constitutional Convention and the debate over ratification

Make sure you can answer the following today

2) Why did Shay's Rebellion happen?
3) The constitution is "a political creation, hammered together in a series of artfully negotiated compromises. Discuss these compromises.
4) What was the Virginia Plan?
5) "No person held in service" was a euphemism for what?
6) List the basic Powers and Checks of the three branches of the government.
7) Who wrote the Federalist Papers and why did they write them?

8) Why did the Anti-Federalist oppose ratification? What did some of them ask for? 

1. Who had most of the power under the Articles of Confederation? States or Federal Government? 

2. What battles had Daniel Shays been involved in? 

3. Why were farmers blocking judges from entering the courthouses? 

4. How many protestors were killed at the arsenal in Springfield, MA? 

5. Why did Shays Rebellion make people realize the need for a new constitution?