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Ratifying The Constitution Worksheets

United States History

Name: ___________________

AFL Reading Guide

Ch. 5 The Constitution

Reading Guide #2: Ratifying the Constitution

Directions: Use your textbook to complete the following reading strategy activity. Remember these strategies

are to help you understand the material during the reading process. Be thorough in your responses and be ready

to share your thoughts with the class. A formative quiz will be given over the following section.

Chapter 5 Section 3

Pages 137-141

Part #1: BEFORE Reading

1. Why do you think the Founding Fathers added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

Part #2: DURING Reading

2. Read the paragraph underneath the heading “Federalists and Anti-federalists” to complete the

following sentence frames.

a. Ratification is…

b. Many Americans were shocked…

c. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention wondered…

3. Complete the following T-chart about the battle between Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

Federalists

Anti-Federalists

Definition:

Beliefs:

Ratifying The Constitution Worksheets