NAME DATE Guided Reading
CLASS netw rks
A More Perfect Union
Lesson 2 Forging A New Constitution
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How do new ideas change the
way people live?
The Need for Change
Cause and Effect In each numbered part of the organizer,
fill in the blanks as they relate to Shays’s Rebellion.
Shays’s Rebellion:
Causes and Effects
1. American farmers could
not pay
2. State officials 3. Led by Daniel Shays, in 1787 4. The militia
Problems
6. Contrasting How did the actions of Northern states differ
from actions of Southern states regarding slavery after the
American Revolution?
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5. Identifying Name three problems the United States had
after the American Revolution.
NAME DATE Guided Reading Cont.
CLASS netw rks
A More Perfect Union
Constitutional Convention
Reading for Accuracy Use your textbook to decide if a
statement is true or false. Write T or F in the blank. If a
statement is false, rewrite it to make it true.
1. Alexander Hamilton called a convention to
consider what changes were needed to the
Articles of Confederation.
2. George Washington is called the “father of the
Constitution”
3. The Virginia Plan called for a two-house
legislature.
4. Proportional representation in the legislature was
part of the proposed New Jersey Plan.
6. The larger states objected to the Virginia Plan
because they would have fewer votes than small
states.
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5. The New Jersey Plan gave Congress the powers
to set taxes and regulate trade.
NAME DATE Guided Reading Cont.
CLASS netw rks
A More Perfect Union
Agreeing to Compromise
Answering Questions As you read the section, answer the
questions below.
1. Specifying How did the Great Compromise settle the issue
of representation in the legislature?
2. Explaining Explain the Three-Fifths Compromise.
3. Identifying In addition to the Three-Fifths Compromise,
what other compromise was reached at the convention
regarding slavery?
5. Determining Cause and Effect What reason did two
delegates give for refusing to sign the Constitution?
6. Analyzing Why do you think representation was such a
difficult issue to resolve?
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4. Specifying How many states would have to approve the
Constitution?