2/17/25 American History I

• American History
• 7th,8th Grade

Directions for Presidents' Day History Class:

Today in history: Presidents' Day!

1. Watch the short video on Presidents day and answer the question after the video. 

2. Continue in the slides and watch the video on the making of the Constitution and answer the questions. 

Explain in one paragraph (4-6 sentences) where Presidents' day came from.

00:44

What was the first American government which was in place during the Revolution for almost 10 years after?

01:12

Delegates gathered with different ideas about a new government. What did they have to do to come to an agreement?

02:06

What did the government (under the Articles of Confederation) not have the power to do?

1. Collect Taxes from the states
2. Meet together in a congress

03:14

Delegates from big states wanted more representatives. They came up with a plan where representation was based on population. This plan was called

1. The PA Plan
2. The New Jersey Plan
3. The New York Plan
4. The Virginia Plan

03:30

Delegates from small states wanted an equal number of representatives. They came up with a plan called

1. The PA Plan
2. The New Jersey Plan
3. The New York Plan
4. The Virginia Plan

03:47

Negotiation between the Virginia and New Jersey plans resulted in

1. The VA Compromise
2. The NJ Compromise
3. The Great Compromise
4. The NY Compromise

05:22

Slave states had wayyyy more people (because of slaves). So they would get more representation even though they treated these people more like animals than people. Most of these states were in the south. In the north, they argued that they shouldn't count slaves, because that would give southern states more representatives. There was an argument and an eventual compromise called

1. The Great Compromise
2. The Slave Compromise
3. The Connecticut Compromise
4. The 3/5 Compromise

06:51

Who were the people in favor of the new Constitution? They wanted it to pass and become law.

1. The Anti- Federalists
2. The Federalist

07:30

Who were the people against the Constitution? They did not want it to pass and become law (ratified)

1. Anti-Federalist
2. The Federalists

08:24

The first 10 amendments to the constitution (or changes) are called what?

1. The Bill of Rights
2. The Declaration of Independence
3. The Great Compromise
4. The Bible