Unit 5 – Creating a New Nation
Notes One Review –
The Tasks 1. Identify and describe the two tasks that needed to be completed after the American Revolution
was won.
Ideas of Influence 2. Identify and describe the ideas that influenced the creation of new governments in America.
Creating the States 3. Describe the process that took place to create state governments. What did most of these
state constitutions have in common.
4. Identify and describe the three parts that each new state government had. What was the
purpose of each part? What factors were considered when creating each branch, explain?
Represent the People in this Process 5. What process existed in the creation of these new governments that gave more representation
to the people? How did this process work?
Notes Two Review Articles of Confederation –
6. What were the Articles of Confederation? Explain how this document was created.
7. What were the main concerns of American at this time that are addressed by the Articles of
Confederation, explain? What did this document stress?
8. Describe the format of this government. Describe the powers that this new national
government had. Explain how this document was ratified and why it was difficult.
9. Why was the Articles of Confederation government ultimately ineffective, explain?
10. Who negotiated the Treaty of Paris and describe the provisions of this treaty?
11. Describe the Land Ordinance of 1785 – what process did it establish, explain? Why was it
important?
12. Describe the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 – what process did it establish, explain? Why was
it important?