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Chapter 7 Creating a Republic
Guided Reading - Class Notes
(1776-1790)
Instructions:
Use the Creating a Republic Powerpoint questions to support
your reading in the American Nation textbook, pages 198-219.
Be sure to answer the checkpoint questions at the end of each
reading section as well!
1. Who set up the first free clinic in 1787?
(Slide 2)
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2. What pamphlet did Benjamin Rush convince Thomas Paine to write?
(Slide 2)
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3. What is the meaning of the following words?
(Slide 2)
“The American war is over: but this is far from being
the case with the American Revolution. On the contrary, nothing but
the first act of the great drama is closed.
It remains yet to establish and perfect our new government,”
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4. On May 1776, what did the Continental Congress ask each
colony to set up
(Slide 4 )
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5. During the Revolution what did most states write?
(Slide 5)
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6. Define the term, Constitution.
(Slide 5)
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7. What two reasons did most states want a constitution for?
(Slide 5)
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8. What were the colonists concerned about?
(Slide 6)
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9. What does a legislature do?
(Slide 6)
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10. What did an Executive do?
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11. What does the Bill of Rights list?
(Slide 8)
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12. In order to vote, what conditions did you have to fulfill?
(Slide 9)
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13. In order for America to be successful what did the
Constitution have to define ?
(Slide 10)
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14. What should happen in order for American to be successful?
(Slide 11)
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15. What was the name of the first American Constitution?
(Slide 12)
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16. What was the first dispute between the states over the
Articles of Confederation? (Slide 14)
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17. What was the biggest problem the United States faced?
(Slide 15)
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18. What was Continental dollars?
(Slide 16)
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19. What was wrong with the states printing up their own
paper money?
(Slide 16)
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20. What was a problem the Articles of Confederation posed
for western lands? (Slide 17)
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21. Name the two laws that Congress passes to meet the
challenge of the Northwest Territory?
(Slide 18)
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22. Name the five states that were carved out of the Northwest
Territory?
(Slide 18)
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23. Define the term, economic depression.
(Slide 19)
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24. What do you think happened to the farmers when they could
not pay back their loans? (Slide 19)
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25. What happened at Shay’s Rebellion?
(Slide 20)
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26. Who spoke on behalf of the farmers and shared his concern?
(Slide 21)
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27. What was the name of the convention held in Philadelphia?
(Slide 22)
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28. Who was the youngest and most prepared man at the
convention?
(Slide 22)
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29. Who was the oldest man at the convention?
(Slide 22)
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30. What did the delegates at the convention rewrite?
(Slide 23)
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31. What was Randolph and Madison’s proposal called ?
(Slide 23)
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32. Name the three branches of government the Virginia Plan
called for.
(Slide 24)
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b) ________________________________________
c) ________________________________________
33. The Virginia Plan also called for a __________________
legislature. (Fill in the blank) (Slide 25)
34. What plan did William Patterson propose? (Slide 26)
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35. Under the New Jersey Plan, how many votes will each state
have? (Slide 25)
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36. What is a compromise? (Slide 26)
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37. What was the Great Compromise?
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38. What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
( Slide 28)
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39. What issue did the northerners and southerners disagree
over? ( Slide 28)
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40. What is a Republic? (Slide 31)
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41. Name and define one idea that shaped the constitution.
(Slide 33-34)
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42. Define the term, federalism. (Slide 35)
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43. The Constitution set up a separation of powers. What is a
separation of powers? (Slide 38)
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44. What is the duty of the Legislative branch of government?
(Slide 38)
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45. What is the duty of the Executive branch of government?
(Slide 39)
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46. What is the duty of the Judicial branch of government?
(Slide 40)
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47. Who votes in the President of the United States? (Slide 41)
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48. What is a system of checks and balances? (Slide 42)
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49. Define the term, Veto. (Slide 43)
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50. What is a bill? (Slide 43)
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51. Define the term, impeachment. (Slide 44)
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52. Who were the Federalists? (Slide 48)
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53. Who were the Antifederalists? (Slide 48)
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54. What did the Bill of Rights “spell out?” (Slide 49)
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55. Who was elected as the 1st President of the United States?
(Slide 49)
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56. Who was elected as the 1st Vice-president of the United
States? (Slide 49)
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57. What city became the United States 1st Capital city?
(Slide 49)
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58. Define the term, amend.
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59. What is the first step of the amendment process?
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60. What is the second step of the amendment process?
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61. What is 19th Amendment?
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62. What is the Bill of Rights?
(Slide 53)
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63. What is the 1st Amendment?
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