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THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
The Nation Forms A New Government

2. Warm Up

3. Warm Up
What was Shays’ Rebellion
What did Shays’ Rebellion prove?
What does our nation need?
What is a “compromise”?

4. Objectives

5. Objectives
Complete the group activity on “The
Constitutional Convention”
Recognize the background and three
compromises of the convention that helped
shaped American’s new government
Define a “compromise”

6. Main Idea

7. Main Idea
Realizing the AOC were too weak to rule the
nation, delegates in 1787 met in
Philadelphia to reform the new government.

8. Activity

9. Activity
Choose a person to read the worksheet at your
table out loud
Together, decide what THREE POINTS are
important to jot down, and do so.
Discuss the wrap up question at the end of each
worksheet.

10. Wrap Up

11. Wrap Up
What is a compromise?
Discuss the impact of the following
compromises
The Great Compromise
The Three-fifths Compromise
The Slave Trade Compromise