Wednesday, October 21, 2009

HW 10/22 and 10/23/09


Assignment#1 Due Friday 10/23/09

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Review Chapter 5 Section 2 in your Textbook (pp. 140-144). Using the information in the textbook, and your knowledge of US History, complete the assignment.

Assignment #2:
  • Rough Draft and Outline Due MONDAY 10/26/09
  • Final Draft DUE TUESDAY!!! 10/27/09
  • NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED! If you don't turn it in, it's a ZERO. No exceptions! No Excuses!

Thematic Essay: Constitutional Issues

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted several compromises to resolve disagreements over major issues facing the new nation.

Task:

Identify two issues from the Constitutional Convention of 1787 (what were two disagreements that occurred?).

For each issue identified

• Describe the disagreement that arose over the issue at the C.C. (tell us about the disagreement; don’t just say what it was! Who was it between? What was it over?)
• Explain how the issue was resolved through the use of Compromise (Give the details behind the compromises; how did they work? What did each side get?

You may use any issue that was discussed at the CC. . Some
suggestions you might wish to consider include, but are not limited to:

• Representation in Congress
• Slavery
• Taxation



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