C. Creating the Constitution

Creating the Constitution

(1781 – 1789)

Summary: After the American Revolution, the new nation struggled to draw up a plan for government. Americans wanted to make sure the government did not have too much power. Eventually they came up with a way to balance federal and state powers and to divide federal power into three branches.

Vocabulary: people, places, events, and ideas to know: Creating the Constitution Quizlet

Slide Presentation: Creating the Constitution

Notes: Creating the Constitution

Written Assignments:

1. Critical Period

2. Articles of Confederation

3. Drafting the Constitution

4. Features of the Constitution

5. Ratifying the Constitution

Creating Government Quiz

1. Vocabulary Quiz

2. Old Regents Quiz

3. New Regents Quiz

Creating the Constitution Collaborative Project

1. Articles of Confederation

2. Constitutional Convention

3. Constitutional Features

4. Ratification of the Constitution

5. Presentations