Define the following vocabulary words in your warm up section
by using your textbook (NOT CELLPHONE).
Federalist Papers –
Federalists Antifederalists –
Bill of Rights –
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Winning Independence
The Country’s 1st Government
The Creation of the U.S.A.
Debating the Constitution
2 Simultaneous Roundtable
4 The Articles of Confederation
6 Federalist DBQs
8 Cause & Effect: Bill of Rights
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Based on the slides, describe the and answer the terms and questions
below.
Define & Answer
Federalists vs…
Antifederalists
The Debate
The Outcome
The Bill of Rights
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EQ : How did those in favor of the Constitution achieve its
ratification?
Federalists vs…
The Federalists were supporters of the new
Constitution and favored a strong national
government
– Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
published the Federalist Papers in support of the new
Constitution
– They also argued that the central government should
create and enforce the laws it created
…Antifederalists
The Antifederalists were opponents
of the new Constitution.
– George Mason and Patrick Henry did
agree that the Articles of
Confederation were weak and argued
over the following:
– The central government was too
strong compared to the states’
– There was no Bill of Rights
– Patrick Henry said that if a President
could be reelected, “Your President
may easily become a King”
The Debate
• The debate between Federalists and Antifederalists heated up
as states held their ratification conventions
• 9 states were necessary in order to get the Constitution ratified
The Outcome
• There were 8 states that
ratified the constitution by the
time the convention hit
Virginia in June 1788. While
the debate continued, New
Hampshire became the last to
vote to ratify it in June 21,
1788.
• Once the ninth state ratified
the constitution, George
Washington was elected
President, with John Adams
as Vice President
The Bill of Rights
• Due to high demand from the states, the new
Congress made and added the Bill of Rights to the
Constitution
– The framers provided a way to amend the Constitution
to make it flexible enough to change
– The first 10
Amendments are
known as the
Bill of Rights which
are aimed to protect
the people against
abuses by the
federal government
Cause & Effect : Bill of Rights
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