Background Info: The 1780s are known as the "critical period" of American history. The country, saddled with a wholly inadequate framework of government, was faced by grave threats to its independence. On the domestic front the national government was on the verge of bankruptcy and the nation's currency was virtually worthless. The Continental Army officers threatened military action against Congress while armed mobs in Massachusetts closed courts and threatened a state armory. Contributing to the economic instability, states imposed heavy duties on neighboring states and enacted laws violating the rights of creditors. In foreign affairs, the young Republic was ill equipped to deal with North African pirates enslaved American sailors, In addition, Britain, in violation of the peace treaty ending the Revolution, refused to evacuate its forts on American soil.
Your mission: After clicking on the link below, you will view a series of video clips related to the Critical Period. After each clip are a series of questions. Using the clips, and your knowledge of Social Studies, answer the questions in as detailed a manner as possible.
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Slide #1
1. What was the “Question of the Age” in the 18th century (1700s) that the 13 states faced after the Revolutionary War? If we were able t govern our own country because now we had to deal with our own problems.
Slides #2 – #4
2. What was significant about George Washington resigning after the Revolutionary War? He then became president meanwhile he declined to be king.
3. What question faced America during the “critical period” (the 5 years after the Revolutionary War)? Where would we get money to govern our own country. What kind of laws should be added to the Constitution.
Slides #5 – #7
4. What 3 conditions existed in America that made Alexander Hamilton confident that it would become a world power? We were alies with France, We had defeated England,
5. Why were Alexander Hamilton and Noah Webster considered “nationalists?” They were for the constituston
6. How did the North and South view each other during the critical period?
7. How would separate currencies (money) in each state contribute to the problem of unity in America? We used Spanish money instead of british pounds
Slides #8 – #10
8. What were Alexander Hamilton’s criticisms of America under the Articles of Confederation? They were unsuccesfull
9. Describe the financial crisis in America under the Articles of Confederation.
10. Describe the conflict between debtors and creditors that led to Shays’s Rebellion. The farmers lost their land
12. What was the fate of earlier republics such as ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and England under the Commonwealth?
Slide #14
14. Why did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention hold their meetings in secret? Do you think this was a good policy? yes so others wouldn’t spread it
Slide #15
15. What did the delegates decide to do with the Articles of Confederation? They made the constitution
16. What did the new federal government have that the old one lacked under the Articles of Confederation?
17. How would the new government protect the rights of the minority from the potential tyranny of the majority?
Slide #16
18. How did the “Great Compromise” settle the dispute between large and small states concerning representation in government? It gave us our land
Slides #20 – #23
22. List the arguments made by the Anti-federalists (those who opposed the new government and the Constitution.) We will be taken over by other countries
23. List the arguments made by the Federalists (those who supported the new government and the Constitution.) we needed some kind of law
27. What was the greatest fear of the Anti-federalists regarding the new Constitution? we would get taken over
1) What was the “Question of the Age” in the 18th century (1700s) that the 13 states faced after the Revolutionary War?
The question of the age in the 18th century that the 13 states faced after the Revolutionary war was " who could hold out the longest?", and "what would happen after the war?"
2) What was significant about George Washington resigning after the Revolutionary War?
Something that was significant about George Washington resigning after the Revolutionary War was that it left 13 republics left with a loose allience. There were states left, but they were not united. At the one they were known as one. Also there was no longer any unity amongst the colonies.
3) What question faced America during the “critical period” (the 5 years after the Revolutionary War)?
The question that faced America during the "critical period" was if there would be thirteen countries, or one consalidated nation?
4) What 3 conditions existed in America that made Alexander Hamilton confident that it would become a world power?
Three conditions that existed in America that made Alexander Hamilton confident that it would become a world power was Americas national resources, population and isolation from European intrusions.
5) Why were Alexander Hamilton and Noah Webster considered “nationalists?”
They were considered Nationalists because of their mintority of their country. They viewed the world in different ways. They also thought that they could do something for their nation and not mimic their parents which were from a different nation.
6) How did the North and South view each other during the critical period?
The New Englenders thought the south wasdecatent, and lessire loving. They thought negative about them when they saw them do activities that were not proper such as horse riding, and drinking.To the southerns the New Englanders were sisicious and not open. They were kind of crabbed and plodding. They would always compete against each other on who's lifestyle is a better way to live.
7) How would separate currencies (money) in each state contribute to the problem of unity in America?
Seperate currencies in each state contributed to the problem of unity in America because thhey were able to control their own faith. They fought the revolution for this purpose. They used English pounds or Spanish dollars.
8) What were Alexander Hamilton’s criticisms of America under the Articles of Confederation?
Alexander Hamiltons criticism of America under the Articles of Confederation was that they had no navy or army to defend themselves. He thinks that the states have brought the national government to a stop.
9. Describe the financial crisis in America under the Articles of Confederation.
The financial crisis was described as an economic depression, the United States was literally bankrupt. They had a lot of war debt that HAD to be paid to restore the credit of the country. They didn't have the ability to tax any items and all they could really do was request money from the states.
11. What impact did Shays's Rebellion have on America’s political leaders?
It shakes peoples opinion on popular government. Prince Henry of Prussia was confronted by Continental Congress asking him to be their King. But Prince Henry denied the offer saying how America did not welcome their last King to kindly.
12.What did James Madison believe was the “Big Problem” concerning government?
They needed a government where no one got too much power. Where it didn't involve kings and such. The it would be the degree of authority the federal government would receive. Too much local authority
13. What was the fate of earlier republics such as ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and England under the Commonwealth?
Too much local authority caused conflict. It was unstable.
14. Why did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention hold their meetings in secret? Do you think this was a good policy?
They didn't want information leaking out to the public because, "In the conviction they were held accountable for every thing they say and did nobody would do anything..". I think this is a bad policy because they said it was during the summer and the extreme heat could have made them ill.
15.What did the delegates decide to do with the Articles of Confederation?
The delegate decided to completely scrap the A.O.C. They had created a new blueprint that had a brand new government.
16. What did the new federal government have that the old one lacked under the Articles of Confederation?
The federal government gave the people the power. A saving government with more diversity. Based on majority. Avoiding power to be given to one absolute government.
17) How would the new government protect the rights of the minority from the potential tyranny of the majority?
The new government protected the rights of the minority from the potential tyranny of the majority by everyone approving of it so the bill can be made.
18) How did the “Great Compromise” settle the dispute between large and small states concerning representation in government?
States got electoral votes according to state population which made the big states happier, and every single state had two representatives for senate regardless of population which made smaller states happier.
19) How did the “3/5 Compromise” settle the dispute between Southern states and Northern states concerning representation in government?
It gave slaves 3/5 of a person giving southern states a bigger population and giving them more electoral votes.
20) How did the “Trade (Commerce) Compromise” settle the dispute between Southern states and Northern states concerning trade and tariffs?
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10. Describe the conflict between debtors and creditors that led to Shay's Rebellion.
The debtors and creditors break out in conflict. Farmers and militia help. They only care about collecting money from those who helped fight for their land. Debtors are the majority.
1. What was the “Question of the Age” in the 18th century (1700s) that the 13 states faced after the Revolutionary War?
The “Question of the Age” was if the colonies would be able last through the revolution.
2. What was significant about George Washington resigning after the Revolutionary War?
It was significant because he had so much power and he resigned from it all, which shocked the public.
3. What question faced America during the “critical period” (the 5 years after the Revolutionary War)?
The question was would the colonies be able to unite or would they remain thirteen separate colonies?
4. What 3 conditions existed in America that made Alexander Hamilton confident that it would become a world power?
They were isolated from European ideals, population, no threats of war, and natural resources.
5. Why were Alexander Hamilton and Noah Webster considered “nationalists?”
They were considered Nationalists because they believed that they were united to America, as a country, and not their individual state.
6. How did the North and South view each other during the critical period?
The North viewed the South as being very lethargic in their ways, while the South viewed the North as acting very suspicious.
7. How would separate currencies (money) in each state contribute to the problem of unity in America?
Different currencies contributed to the problem of unity because you couldn’t buy gods in another state unless you had that type of currency.
8. What were Alexander Hamilton’s criticisms of America under the Articles of Confederation?
His criticism was that without a national government, the nation would go back to being independent states.
9. Describe the financial crisis in America under the Articles of Confederation.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. was in debt because they couldn’t tax the states.
10. Describe the conflict between debtors and creditors that led to Shays’s Rebellion.
The farmers did not want to pay off their debts because they had no money.
11. What impact did Shays’s Rebellion have on America’s political leaders?
The political leaders realized that they had to revise their current government.
12. What did James Madison believe was the “Big Problem” concerning government?
He believed that the problem was the amount of power that the federal government had with the states.
13. What was the fate of earlier republics such as ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and England under the Commonwealth?
They had too much local authority and could not control their countries.
14. Why did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention hold their meetings in secret? Do you think this was a good policy?
They held their meetings in secret because they did not want to be influenced by outside sources. I think this was a good policy because this way, they would not be swayed by public opinion.
-Sara Dorfman (Period 5 + 8)
15. What did the delegates decide to do with the Articles of Confederation?
They decided to not revise it, and instead to create a new constitution.
16. What did the new federal government have that the old one lacked under the Articles of Confederation?
The new federal government had a senate, house of representatives, and a president.
17. How would the new government protect the rights of the minority from the potential tyranny of the majority?
They would have a system of checks and balances.
18. How did the “Great Compromise” settle the dispute between large and small states concerning representation in government?
They would have the House of Representative and the Senate. There would be one senator per state and the number of representatives would depend on the amount of people in the states.
19. How did the “3/5 Compromise” settle the dispute between Southern states and Northern states concerning representation in government?
It settled the dispute because a certain number of slaves would contribute to the number of people being represented in the South.
20. How did the “Trade (Commerce) Compromise” settle the dispute between Southern states and Northern states concerning trade and tariffs?
It allowed Congress to regulate foreign and interstate trade.
21. How did the “Presidency Compromise” settle the dispute between states’ rights supporters and federal power supporters concerning the chief executive (president)?
It divided the central government powers between the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the President.
22. List the arguments made by the Anti-federalists (those who opposed the new government and the Constitution.)
They are distrustful of a national government.
23. List the arguments made by the Federalists (those who supported the new government and the Constitution.)
They tried to prove to others that this was to be a democratic nation, unlike Britain.
24. What was the greatest fear of the Anti-federalists regarding the new Constitution?
They feared that under the Constitution, the government would become a monarchy.
25. What does the map on Slide #23 reveal about America concerning ratification of the Constitution?
It shows that some states are still undecided about whether they will approve the Constitution.
26. According to historian, Gordon S. Wood, what is the only thing that makes Americans a “single people?” Explain.
Americans are a “single people” because we are unlike any other nation in the world –we are a conglomerate of different people.
27. What group was not protected by the ideals and liberties listed in America’s three founding documents when they were written: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights?
The slaves weren’t protected by any of the rights listed in the three documents.
28. According to columnist, George Will, what was the false belief that people held at the beginning of the American Revolution? Why was this belief “dead as a door nail” at the end of the Revolution?
People believed that in order to govern a large country, you needed a king. This belief was “dead as a door nail” after the Revolution because the colonists had established a working government.
29. According to historian, Pauline Maier, why should the American Revolution be considered a success?
Our revolution should be considered a success because it had succeeded, unlike previous revolutions before ours.
-Sara Dorfman (Period 5 + 8)
21. the powers of the central government were broken up between the Senates, House of Representatives, and the President.
22. A nation not to be trusted.
23. They wanted democracy.
24. They thought it would be a monarchy.
25. Some states hadn't made up their mind.
26. America is consisted of a bunch of different people. "We are a conglomerate of different people,".
27. The slaves and women.
28. It turned out tobe dead because it worked out. They have a functioning government.
29. Ours was a success. We won and got a working established government, one where the people spoke.
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