PPT-Constitution Convention of 1787

A fundamental mistake of the Americans has been that they considered the revolution as completed when it was but just begun Having raised the pillars of the building they ceased to exert themselves and. Constitution Making in the States. In 1776, . the Continental Congress called upon the colonies to draft new constitutions. The sovereignty of these new states, according to the theory of republicanism, would rest on the authority of the people. . 1824 - 1876. Capstone . P. roject. The Docket . Project . Origin and User Group. Collection . Contents. Collection Analysis. Planning. Development. Origin of the Collection. The project was funded by two $20,000 “TexTreasures” grants awarded. Constitution Day. HAPPY 227. th. BIRTHDAY!. September 17, 1787. 227. Constitution CSI. 15-16. Collect Data. Sort the Information. Inquiry questions. As you view the Constitution PowerPoint, list some of the main facts in the “Collect Facts” column…. February 19, 2013. Oh, Mommy. Oh, Mommy, I ain’t no Commie. I’m just doing what I can to live the good old all-American way. It says right there in the Constitution. It’s really A-OK to have a revolution. The Pursuit of Equality. The Continental Army officers formed an exclusive hereditary order called the . Society of the Cincinnati. .. Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom-. created in . 1786. by Thomas Jefferson and his co-reformers; stated that religion should not be imposed on anybody and that each person decided his/her own faith.. September 2011. Framing the Constitution. How do you currently teach the Articles of Confederation and the making of the Constitution?. Articles of Confederation: failure? In whose view? Complexities?. THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE. CONFEDERATION: . a group of loosely joined, but sovereign states.. THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE. Problem: . Many states made claims to the western lands (Northwest Territory).. Boundaries of the Northwest Territory:. Portrait of . Maskell. Ewing. , Charles . Willson. Peale, 1787, Biggs Museum of American Art. Signing of the Declaration of Independence. 1776. 1783. Treaty of Paris . officially ends the . Revolutionary War. A Play in Three Acts. Adapted from . Shh. ! We’re Writing the Constitution . by Jean Fritz. Characters of our Play . James (. Jemmy. ) Madison; . Narrator- . VIRGINIA . Citizen One. Citizen Two. News Reporter . Events and Economic conditions after the Revolutionary War. Economic depression. No states south of Pennsylvania abolished slavery. Shay’s Rebellion . Shays’ Rebellion. Started in 1786. Hard taxes to pay off the States war debt made Massachusetts farmers rebel.. What type of government did they prefer?. Constitutional Convention meets in 1787 to draft a new constitution . Biggest Debate. Representation! . populous states wanted proportional representation. , and . Basic Government Structure Under Articles of Confederation. Only had a Congress (chose a leader they called the President, but not like ours). No Judicial Branch. No Executive Branch. The Need for Change. Lyttleton’s. Constitution. A Few Comments about Colonialism and Nigeria. The formation of what Nigeria is today can be traced to colonialism. It is important to examine what colonialism is and its agenda was. . Chapter 5 Section 2 (Part 1) . Background . The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced for the U.S. to survive. .. What were some issues with the Articles of Confederation? . The Constitutional Convention .