Creating a Nation
5th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 9
Lesson 1
A New Nation
Lesson 9.1- A New Nation
pages 296-301
Vocabulary
constitutionterritory
citizen
an area of land
territory
governed by the
ordinance
U.S. before it
becomes a state
Lesson 9.1- A New Nation
pages 296-301
Vocabulary
constitution
constitution
citizen
a written plan
territory
of how a
ordinance
country’s
government will
work
Lesson 9.1- A New Nation
pages 296-301
Vocabulary
constitutionordinance
citizen
a law
territory
ordinance
Lesson 9.1- A New Nation
pages 296-301
Vocabulary
constitution
citizen
territory
ordinance
citizen
an official
member of a
city, state, or
nation
Lesson 9.1- A New Nation
pages 296-301
• What powers did the Articles of
Confederation give Congress?
• declare war, make treaties with other
nations, & print & borrow money
• What powers did Congress lack?
• It could not set up an army, control trade, or
tax
Lesson 9.1- A New Nation
pages 296-301
• What problems was the new government
unable to resolve?
• The government could not resolve arguments
between states, & could not pay its debts
• What did Shays want?
• Farmers to have more time to pay debts &
the government to stop taking farms
Lesson 9.1- A New Nation
pages 296-301
• What did Shay’s Rebellion show about the
new government?
• The government was too weak to keep order
Creating a Nation
5th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 9
Lesson 2
Constitutional Convention
Lesson 9.2- Constitutional Convention
pages 302-309
Vocabulary
federal
republic
compromise
ratify
ratify
officially
accept
Lesson 9.2- Constitutional Convention
pages 302-309
Vocabulary
federal
republic
compromise
ratify
federal
form of
government
where states
share power
with central
government
Lesson 9.2- Constitutional Convention
pages 302-309
Vocabulary
compromise
federal
an
agreement
republic
in
which
each
compromise
side
of
an
ratify
argument gives
up something it
wants
Lesson 9.2- Constitutional Convention
pages 302-309
Vocabulary
federal
republic
compromise
ratify
republic
a government
in which
citizens elect
leaders to
represent
them
Lesson 9.2- Constitutional Convention
pages 302-309
• Why did delegates gather in Philadelphia in
the spring of 1787?
• They met to discuss how to change the
Articles of Confederation
• Which state did Madison & Washington
represent at the Convention?
• Virginia
Lesson 9.2- Constitutional Convention
pages 302-309
• What is a federal system of government?
• One in which states share power with a
central government
• What did the Virginia Plan propose?
• a federal government with three branches
• Why did small states create the New Jersey
plan?
• To get equal representation in Congress as
large states
Lesson 9.2- Constitutional Convention
pages 302-309
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What was Roger Sherman’s solution called?
The Great Compromise
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
A rule to count 5 slaves as 3 people in Slave
States
• Which states had populations more than
350,000 people?
• Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, &
North Carolina
Lesson 9.2- Constitutional Convention
pages 302-309
• What had to happen before the Constitution
could go into effect?
• 9 of the 13 states had to ratify it
• Why did Anti-federalists think the
Constitution was dangerous?
• It created a strong central government
without a Bill of Rights
Lesson 9.2- Constitutional Convention
pages 302-309
• What did the Federalists do to persuade the
states to ratify the Constitution?
• They promised to add a Bill of Rights to the
document
Creating a Nation
5th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 9
Lesson 3
The Constitution
Lesson 9.3- The Constitution
p. 312-319
Vocabulary
democracy veto
checks & balances to refuse to
approve
veto
unconstitutional
amendment
Lesson 9.3- The Constitution
p. 312-319
Vocabulary
democracydemocracy
checks & balances a government
in which people
veto
unconstitutional make decisions
by voting
amendment
Lesson 9.3- The Constitution
p. 312-319
Vocabulary
amendment
democracy
checks & balances a change made
to the
veto
Constitution
unconstitutional
amendment
Lesson 9.3- The Constitution
p. 312-319
Vocabulary
unconstitutional
democracy
not in
checks & balances
agreement with
veto
unconstitutional the Constitution
amendment
Lesson 9.3- The Constitution
p. 312-319
Vocabulary
checks & balances
democracy
a
system
of
checks & balances
separating
veto
government so
unconstitutional
each part doesn’t
amendment
have too much
power
Lesson 9.3- The Constitution
p. 312-319
• What is the Preamble?
• The introduction of the Constitution that
states the goals of the Constitution
• What are the 3 branches of government?
• The Legislative, The Executive, & The Judicial
• What is the highest court in the nation?
• The Supreme Court
Lesson 9.3- The Constitution
p. 312-319
• How does the division of powers help control
government?
• It prevents any one person or branch from
having all the power
• What happens when the Supreme Court
decides that a law is unconstitutional?
• The law is no longer in effect
Lesson 9.3- The Constitution
p. 312-319
• What can Congress do to pass a law that the
President has vetoed?
• If 2/3 of the Senate & House agree, they can
pass the law
• Who has the power to collect taxes?
• Federal & State governments
• When a state & federal law don’t agree,
which law must be followed?
• Federal law
Lesson 9.3- The Constitution
p. 312-319
• How can an amendment be added to the
Constitution?
• If 2/3 of the Senate & House agree, & 3/5 of
the states ratify it
• Why did people want a Bill of Rights?
• To make sure the federal government
recognized the rights of individuals
Lesson 9.3- The Constitution
p. 312-319
• How many amendments make up the Bill of
Rights?
• Ten
• What are some of the rights that are
protected in the first amendment?
• Freedom of speech & Freedom of religion
Creating a Nation
5th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 9
Lesson 4
President Washington
Lesson 9.4- Winning the War
p. 320-325
Vocabulary
inaugurationCabinet
a group
Cabinet
appointed by a
political party
President to help
interest
govern the
capital
country
Lesson 9.4- Winning the War
p. 320-325
Vocabulary
political party
inauguration
a group that
Cabinet
works together
political party
to gain power in
interest
government
capital
Lesson 9.4- Winning the War
p. 320-325
Vocabulary
inauguration
inauguration
the ceremony at
Cabinet
which a
political party
government
interest
official is sworn
capital
into offfice
Lesson 9.4- Winning the War
p. 320-325
Vocabulary
inauguration capital
the city where a
Cabinet
state or national
political party
government
interest
officially meets
capital
Lesson 9.4- Winning the War
p. 320-325
Vocabulary
inaugurationinterest
the fee that a
Cabinet
borrower pays to
political party
a lender
interest
capital
Lesson 9.4- Winning the War
p. 320-325
• Why did George Washington act with care as
President?
• He knew since he was the first President, other
Presidents would follow his example
• What is the job of the Secretary of State?
• To decide how the U.S. should behave toward other
countries
• What is the job of the Attorney General?
• To see that federal laws are obeyed
Lesson 9.4- Winning the War
p. 320-325
• Why did Jefferson & Hamilton often give the
President opposite advice?
• Hamilton believed in a strong central
government, while Jefferson felt it should be
weaker
• Which side did President Washington take on the
national bank?
• He took Hamilton’s advice and approved the law
creating it
Lesson 9.4- Winning the War
p. 320-325
• Where was the nation’s new capital located?
• On the Potomac River, between Virginia &
Maryland
• What is the name of the nation’s capital?
• Washington, D.C.