APUSH NOTES
Chapter 9: “The Confederation and the Constitution”
How did the American Revolution lead to social change in America?
What was the concept of “republican motherhood”?
Why did the Continental Congress instruct the individual colonies to draft written constitutions, and
what is the significance of this?
What did these new constitutions look like?
How did the revolution change American political traditions?
How did the revolution change America economically?
What were the challenges faced by the new nation?
How was the issue of the western lands resolved so that the Articles of Confederation could be ratified?
What did the Articles of Confederation look like?
Why was a loose confederation chosen as opposed to a tight federation?
What is the significance of:
The Land Ordinance of 1785?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
During this period – what was our relationship with:
Great Britain –
FranceSpain –
Pirates in North Africa –
Why did people begin to doubt the future of republicanism?
Who met in Philadelphia on May 25,1787, and for what purpose?
Why was there disagreement between the large states and the small states? What types of compromises
were made?
What compromises were made in regard to slavery?
What safeguards were placed in the document to prevent tyranny?
Why did the Founding Fathers call for special state conventions to ratify the Constitution?
Who were the anti-federalists and what were their concerns?
Who were the federalists and what did they believe?
What is the significance of Shay’s Rebellion?