Lesson 1.3 Lee's Resolution to the Bill of Rights, 9/22/23

Friday, September 22
Lesson 1.3 From Lee's Resolution to the Bill of Rights

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​June 7, 1776

On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee introduced a resolution "that these united colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent states," acting under the instruction of the Virginia Convention. The Lee Resolution contained three parts: a declaration of independence, a call to form foreign alliances, and "a plan for confederation."

​July 2, 1776

Multiple Choice

Lee's Resolution proposed three things. Identify one item not included in Lee's Resolution.

• Independence

• Foreign alliances

• Plan for confederation

• Strong central government

​July 4, 1776

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.

Multiple Choice

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

Multiple Choice

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power from?

• The King

• Religion

• The People

• The President

Multiple Choice

When was the Declaration of Independence approved?

• July 4th, 1776

• July 4th, 1778

• July 9th, 1776

• July 2nd, 2020

Multiple Choice

Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of his ideas from which Enlightenment Philosopher?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Paine

• John Adams

Multiple Choice

Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

• The rights of men should be supported over those of women.

• Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers

  are not elected.

• All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.

• Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the central idea put forth in the Declaration of Independence?

• The American people will fight to the death to protect themselves from attacks by Britain.

• The American colonies are justified in rejecting British rule and setting up a new government.

• The people of Great Britain should claim their own independence from the rule of the current king.

• Americans who support the idea of independence from Great Britain greatly outnumber those who do not.

​November 15, 1777

The Second Continental Congress adopted the Dickinson Draft of the Articles of Confederation. The plan for confederation was submitted to the states for ratification two days later.

​March 1, 1781

The Articles of Confederation are finally ratified. Bickering over land claims between Virginia and Maryland delayed final ratification for almost four years. Maryland finally approved the Articles on March 1, 1781, affirming the Articles as the outline of the official government of the United States.

Multiple Choice

In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 

• 9
• 10
• 13
• 15

Multiple Choice

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?

• Legislative (Congress)

• Judicial (Supreme Court)

• Executive (President)

Multiple Choice

Articles established a “___________________” among the states

• firm league of friendship
• weak connection among countries
• long history of violence 
• a brisk admiration for sovereignty 

Multiple Choice

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

​September 3, 1783

​The Treaty of Paris was signed, bringing the Revolutionary War to its final conclusion. Nearly two years had passed since British General Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, which had effectively ended the fighting.

Multiple Select

Which of the following was NOT a major point in the Treaty of Paris?

• All 13 colonies were to be free and independent states.

• George Washington would be the new King.

• The boundaries of the United States were expanded to the Mississippi River.

• Resolved issues with American debts that were owed to British.

Multiple Choice

The Treaty of Paris was signed and ratified immediately after the British surrendered at Yorktown.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

When was the Treaty of Paris signed?

• July 4, 1776

• September 3, 1783

• January 14, 1784

• October 19, 1781

Representatives from Virginia and Maryland met at Mount Vernon to discuss navigational rights on the Potomac River. This meeting is now known as the Mount Vernon Conference. The commissioners in attendance agreed on a 13-point document that would become known as the Mount Vernon Compact, which set a precedent for interstate cooperation on navigation, toll duties, commerce regulations, debt collection, and fishing rights.

​March 21-28, 1785

Reorder

Arrange these founding documents in order.

• Lee's Resolution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Treaty of Paris

• Mount Vernon Compact

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

​September 11-14, 1786

The Annapolis Convention was a meeting aimed at constructing uniform parameters to regulate trade between states during a time of political turbulence and economic strain. Chartered as a purely commercial convening, it was attended by only a handful of delegates from five states.

​May 25, 1787

Delegates representing every state except Rhode Island convened at Philadelphia's Pennsylvania State House for the Constitutional Convention.

Multiple Choice

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
• To write the Treaty of Paris
• To elect the first president

Multiple Choice

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 

• Created a one house legislature
• Postponed the conversation about slavery
• Added the Bill of Rights 
• Created a two house legislature

Multiple Choice

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• John Adams

Multiple Choice

Before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the United States was governed by which document?

• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation
• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence

Reorder

Arrange these founding documents and events in order.

• Lee's Resolution

• Articles of Confederation

• Mount Vernon Compact

• Annapolis Convention

• Constitutional Convention

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

State that refused to attend the Constitutional Convention

• Rhode Island

• Virginia

• Connecticut

• New York

​September 17, 1787

The Constitutional Convention ends. The Constitution was signed by 39 delegates from 12 states.

​As a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, George Mason refused to sign the Constitution, believing the document as drafted gave too much power to a central government and was incomplete absent a bill of rights to guarantee individual liberty.

​February 21, 1787

Because of the poor attendance at the Annapolis Convention, the delegates decided to invite the states to another convention. Alexander Hamilton drafted an address to the states, inviting them to a convention to be held in Philadelphia in 1787, to discuss not only commerce, but all matters necessary to improve the federal government. After debate, on February 21, 1787, Congress endorsed the plan to revise the Articles of Confederation.

​September 28, 1787

Although some congressmen were displeased at the Convention for doing far more than revising the Articles of Confederation, on September 28 Congress agreed to pass the Constitution on to the states, so each could debate it in separate ratifying conventions. Nine states had to agree to the new Constitution for it to go into effect.

​October 27, 1787

The first Federalist Paper is published. The Federalist Papers are series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788, urging ratification of the Constitution.

​June 21, 1788

New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the new Constitution, making its adoption official. Preceding New Hampshire were Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, and South Carolina. Virginia and New York ratified shortly after New Hampshire, followed by North Carolina. Rhode Island was last to ratify.

​September 25, 1979

The First Congress submitted twelve constitutional amendments to the states for ratification.

During the Constitution's ratification process, opponents had complained that the Constitution lacked specific guarantees of individual rights. Most of the framers thought that the states already guaranteed those rights, but in order to win Virginia’s approval, Madison had pledged his support for adding specific rights into the Constitution.

​December 15, 1791

Ten of the proposed 12 amendments were ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures on December 15, 1791. The ratified Articles constitute the first 10 amendments of the Constitution, or the U.S. Bill of Rights.

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