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    7th Grade

    Learning Objective Questions

    4th QUARTER

     

    1. What happened to the former British colonies in America immediately after the American Revolution?

    2. What was the Articles of Confederation?

    3. Evaluate the Articles of Confederation as a form of government.

    4. Shays' Rebellion convinced the most important leaders in America that something needed to be done to solve the financial crisis that gripped the states and resolve the disputes that continued to smolder, so they called a meeting. When and where was the meeting held? How long did the meeting last?

    5. What were some of the key decisions the delegates made at the onset of the meeting?

    6. The most important leaders in America arrived in Philadelphia in May of 1787 with varying ideas and plans of government. Throughout that summer, there were heated debates and arguments. What were some of the important compromises made by the delegates to break the gridlock at the meeting?

    7. Who were the Federalists? Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose the Constitution?

    8. What are the three main parts of the US Constitution?

    9. Following the Preamble, the Constitution is divided into seven articles. What does each article deal with?

    10. Why did the Framers of the Constitution create a system of checks and balances?

    11. What steps are necessary in order for a bill to become a law at the Federal level of government?

    12. What circumstances precipitated the French Revolution?

    13. What event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?

    14. What did the Constitution of 1791 accomplish?

    15. How are the economic conditions in France prior to the French Revolution similar to the economic challenges faced by the US today?

    16. In spite of the newly written Constitution, why did the French Revolution descend into a bloody radical phase by 1793?

    17. What happened during the Reign of Terror?(Topic 3.7)

    18. As the “Reign of Terror” came to an end, explain how the French Revolution evolved into its third and final stage, the “Age of Napoleon.” (Topic 3.8)

    19. did Napoleon Bonaparte rise to power in France?(Topic 3.8)

    20. What impact did Napoleon have on the United States?

    21. How did Napoleon fall from power?