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name kimaa bright chapter 5 section 2 (pages 140 - 144) drafting the constitution before you read in the last section, you learned about the weaknesses of the articles of confederation. in this section, you will learn how the constitution and a new federal government were created. as you read use this chart to take notes on the problems that the constitutional convention faced and how they solved them. problems facing constitutional convention how problem was solved balancing the rights of the states with the rights of the federal government nationalists strengthen the government (pages 140 - 141) what was shayss rebellion? americans feared giving too much power to the national government. as a result, the government was too weak to deal with the nations problems. a frightening example of this occurred in 1787, when a group of massachusetts farmers revolted against the state. the protestors were led by farmer daniel shays. they accused the state government of taxing them too much. the armed protestors clashed with the state militia. four farmers were killed. the incident was known as shayss rebellion. it caused panic throughout the nation. americans feared their new country was into chaos and violence. before shayss rebellion, leading of delegates to discuss cor trade. only five states se news spread of shays all states except philadelphia conv 1. why did sh stronger centr itexpos artic terms and names shayss rebellion anti - tax protest by farmers james madison one of the leaders of the constitutional convention roger sherman delegate who developed the great compromise great compromise compromise made by constitutional convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house three - fifths compromise compromise that allowed states to count three - fifths of their slaves as part of the population federalism the division of power between the federal and state governments legislative branch the branch of government that makes laws executive branch the branch of government that enforces the laws judicial branch the branch of government that interprets the laws and the constitution checks and balances powers given to separate branches of government to keep any one from getting too much power electoral college a group selected to elect the president, in which each states number of electors is equal the number of its senators and representatives in congress

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The text discusses the drafting of the US Constitution, issues faced by the Constitutional Convention like balancing state - federal rights, and events such as Shays' Rebellion. It provides historical context and key terms related to the formation of the US government.

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The text focuses on historical events and processes related to the creation of the US Constitution, highlighting key events like Shays' Rebellion and compromises made during the Constitutional Convention. It also defines important political concepts such as federalism, the three - branches of government, and checks and balances.