Guided Reading Activity 7-2 - Central Dauphin School District

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SECTION 7-2

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# Guided Reading Activity 7-2

DIRECTIONS: Filling in the Blanks Use your textbook to fill in the blanks using the words in the box. Use another sheet of paper if necessary.

Great Compromise George Washington September 17, 1787 Alexander Hamilton

Virginia Plan population slave trade

Shays's Rebellion Quakers Philadelphia

lands farmers money

Economic Depression There was a serious (1)

shortage in America after the war. American

(2)

suffered because they could not sell their goods. When farmers could not

pay their state taxes, state officials seized their (3)

and put some debtors into

jail. In January 1787, more than 1,000 farmers marched to the federal arsenal in

Springfield, Massachusetts, an event known as (4)

. The (5)

in

Pennsylvania organized the first antislavery society in 1774.

A Call for Change Some state leaders were satisfied with a system of independent state governments.

Others wanted a strong national government. James Madison and (6)

, a New

York lawyer, were active in the movement to reform the Articles of Confederation.

The Constitutional Convention The Constitutional Convention began in May 1787 in (7)

. The delegates

unanimously chose (8)

as presiding officer. Edmund Randolph introduced

the (9)

, which called for a two-house legislature, a chief executive chosen by

the legislature, and a court system. Delegates from small states objected to the plan

because representatives were chosen according to the (10)

of the state.

Compromise Wins Out

In order to resolve the convention's disagreements, Roger Sherman proposed an

agreement known as the (11)

. Congress would not interfere with the (12)

until 1808. Delegates assembled to sign the Constitution on (13)

.

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