Chapter 5
Sanchez
Shaping a New Nation

I.	Experimenting with Confederation
a.	Americans Debate Republicanism 
i.	Why did the founding fathers favor a republican form of government over a democracy?
ii.	How did the ideas of Republicanism differ?
iii.	What were some differences in the state constitutions?
b.	The Continental Congress Debates
i.	What three basic questions did delegates to the Continental Congress have to answer?
ii.	How did the Articles of Confederation form a new kind of government?
iii.	What were some powers granted and denied to the federal government in the Articles of 
Confederation?
iv.	What were the conflicts that existed over the distribution of Western lands?
v.	What did the Land Ordinance and the NW Ordinance accomplish?
c.	The Confederation Encounters Problems
i.	What were some the of problems the country faced while under the Articles of 
Confederation?
ii.	How was unity a problem in the newly formed states?
iii.	How had the US amassed a huge debt?
II.	Drafting the Constitution
a.	Nationalists Strengthen the Government
i.	What was the importance of Shay's Rebellion?
ii.	What meeting took place in Annapolis, Maryland and what was its significance?
iii.	Who attended the Philadelphia convention?
b.	Conflict Leads to Compromise
i.	What were some of the central issues that arose at the convention?
ii.	What was contained in the New Jersey and Virginia Plans and what prompted their 
issuance?
iii.	What did the Great Compromise propose and who composed it?
iv.	What was the debate over slavery and how was this issue resolved?
v.	When would the slave trade be ended?
c.	Creating a New Government
i.	How was power divided in the Constitution?
ii.	What was the purpose of separation of powers in the Constitution and how was it 
handled?
iii.	How were checks and balances enacted in the Constitution?
iv.	What was the purpose of the electoral college?
III.	Ratifying the Constitution
a.	Federalists and Antifederalists
i.	What were some of the controversies over the ratification of the constitution?
ii.	Who were the Federalists and Antifederalists?
iii.	What were the primary arguments of each side?
iv.	What was the purpose and content of the Federalists Papers?
v.	Why were the Bill of Rights established
b.	The Bill of Rights leads to Ratification
i.	Why did people demand a Bill of Rights?
ii.	What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
iii.	What was contained in the Bill of Rights?
iv.	What were the limits of the Bill of Rights?