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    The document provides information about five foundational American documents: the Bill of Rights, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Federalist Papers. It includes causes that led to the creation of each document such as Shays' Rebellion, debates in newspapers, and the need for a strong central government. It also lists effects of the documents, such as the creation of three branches of the federal government and protections against government overreach. Students are directed to use this information to complete graphic organizers labeling each document and including at least two causes and two effects for each.

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    The document provides information about five foundational American documents: the Bill of Rights, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Federalist Papers. It includes causes that led to the creation of each document such as Shays' Rebellion, debates in newspapers, and the need for a strong central government. It also lists effects of the documents, such as the creation of three branches of the federal government and protections against government overreach. Students are directed to use this information to complete graphic organizers labeling each document and including at least two causes and two effects for each.

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    Foundational Documents of America 

     
    Graphic Organizer    
    Objective   What are the foundational documents of America? Why were they written? What impact do they 
    have on America today?  

    Directions: ​Review the attached five graphic organizers. Label each one with the appropriate foundational document, then use the causes
    and effects below to fill out each graphic organizer. Every document has at least two causes (possibly more) and at least two effects (possibly
    more) listed below. Use all the causes and the effects to complete the graphic organizers.

    Foundational Document Causes Effects

    ● Bill of Rights (1791)   ● Shay’s Rebellion  ● Created three branches of US Federal (central) 
    ● Articles of  ● US Constitution was being debated in the  government  
    Confederation (1781)  newspapers  ● Government structure still in place today  
    ● Constitution (1789)   ● States had to vote passing the US Constitution   ● Led to Constitutional Convention in 1787 to write 
    ● Declaration of  ● Federalists believed in a strong central  US Constitution  
    Independence (1776)   government   ● American citizens can practice any religion they 
    ● Federalist Papers  ● Excise taxes increase, Great Britain tries to  choose, they have freedom of speech, etc.  
    (1788)   increase control over colonies   ● Government unable to collect taxes, make 
    ● Boston Massacre   changes, etc.  
    ● No taxation without representation   ● American citizens have basic protections against 
    ● Anti-Federalists wanted to protect people from an  abuse of government power  
    abusive government   ● Created the office of the President  
    ● US Constitution without the Bill of Rights had a  ● Weak central government  
    strong Central government   ● Every state operated like it’s own nation  
    ● US needed a government during the  ● Convinced Americans to ratify the US 
    Revolutionary War   Constitution  
    ● America declared independence from Great  ● Explained the US Constitution to citizens in more 
    Britain   plain language   
    ● Articles of Confederation created a weak central  ● Shay’s Rebellion  
    (national) government   ● American Revolutionary War  
    ● US was operating like 13 separate small countries   ● America was no longer a colony of Great Britain  
    ● America declared independence from England    
    ● American gov’t under Articles of Confederation 
    weren’t able to collect taxes, etc.  

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