Wonders U2W1 - Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution? Part One

Wonders U2W1 - Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution? Part One

What do good problem solvers do?

Union - A group joined together

Resolve - Settle, solve, or find a solution

Convention - A formal meeting

Multiple Choice

A union is:

• a formal meeting for a special purpose

• formed by joining two or more together

• to settle, explain, or solve it

• a plan or suggestion

Multiple Choice

To resolve something is to:

• settle, explain, or solve it

• plan or suggest something

• form by joining two or more together

• formally meet for a special purpose

Multiple Choice

A convention is a:

• formal meeting for a special purpose

• group of people chosen to do certain work

• people chosen to speak or act for others

• plan or suggestion

What was the problem with their money?

Multiple Choice

What was a problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• Many states argued over borders.

• Confederation was too hard to spell.

• The states had too much power.

Who will pay for the war?

Poll

Do you think the people should have paid taxes?

• Yes

• No

Situation - a condition or state of affairs

What is happening to people who don't pay their taxes?

Multiple Choice

A situation is a:

• group of people chosen to do certain work

• plan or suggestion

• formal meeting for a special purpose

• condition or the state of affairs

Poll

Should the government punish people the way they did?

• Yes

• No

Shays's Rebellion

Why were the people rebelling?

Poll

Were the people right to rebel or should they have protested another way?

• They were in their rights to rebel.

• They should have found a better way to protest.

Shays's Rebellion

What did they attack?

Multiple Choice

What did Shay and the rebels attack?

• Courthouse

• Farm

• Armory

• Citizens

Representatives - People chosen to speak or act for others

What two branches of government would this plan create?

Multiple Choice

People chosen to speak or act for others are:

• representatives

• committees

• conventions

• proposal

Multiple Select

What two branches of government would this plan create?

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Presidency

What did the Virginia Plan say?

Did they want to change the entire system of government?

Multiple Choice

How was the Virginia Plan different?

• It gave the states more power.

• It gave the federal government more power.

Poll

Do you think the states or the federal government should have the power?

• States

• Federal

• Both

Poll

Is this better than just reading from the book?

• Yes

• No