USH Extra Credit Chp. #7

Why was the Treaty of Paris an important foreign policy achievement for the new nation?

How did the Confederation encourage educational growth in the young nation?

How was the Northwest Territory to be divided? Name the states that ultimately were created from it.

What principles were the foundation of the constitution?

What basic biblical principle concerning human nature did the framers of the Constitution recognize when writing the Constitution?

Did the Constitution address the concerns of many American leaders that the new nation had developed excessive democracy? Explain your answer.

If there had been no Connecticut Compromise, which would have been better for the United States: the Virginia Plan or the New Jersey Plan? Why?

How are constitutional amendments an expression of the people's sovereignty?

How do you think the failure of the Articles might have contributed to the Constitution's success?

If you were a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, would you have voted for the compromises regarding slavery? Be careful to consider both the results these compromises had in history and the possible effects had these compromises failed to pass.