A New Country

SS8H4 The student will describe the impact of events that led to the ratification of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

a. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of both the Georgia Constitution of 1777 and the Articles of Confederation and explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to a need to revise the articles. 127–29

b. Describe the role of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including the role of Abraham Baldwin and William Few, and reasons why Georgia ratified the new constitution. 129–32

SS8CG1 The student will describe the role of citizens under Georgia’s Constitution.

b. Explain the concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances. 127, 131

E.Q.

What was the concept of statehood in 1776?

Why was the Georgia Constitution of 1777 inadequate for state government?

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