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The Articles of Confederation: Chapter 5 Section 1

The Articles of Confederation: Chapter 5 Section 1. The Articles of Confederation. The Articles were written in 1777 by John Dickinson, a Penn. statesman The Articles were accepted by Congress in 1781 and is considered the first national constitution. The Articles of Confederation.

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The Articles of Confederation: Chapter 5 Section 1

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  1. The Articles of Confederation:Chapter 5 Section 1

  2. The Articles of Confederation • The Articles were written in 1777 by John Dickinson, a Penn. statesman • The Articles were accepted by Congress in 1781 and is considered the first national constitution

  3. The Articles of Confederation • C. fear having too much power in one person’s hands • Why? • In the Articles the state governments limited the power of the national Congress

  4. Weaknesses of the A. of C.: • Congress had no power to raise taxes • Congress had no power regulate foreign or state trade • Laws had to be approved by 9 out of 13 states • Congress did not have the power to enforce laws

  5. Strengths of the A. of C.: • The Treaty of Paris 1783 was signed • The Northwest Ordinance was passed • Congress had the power to declare war and peace, print money, make treaties and settle state disputes

  6. Congress and Settling Western Lands: • The Land Ordinance of 1785, stated that land in the west was to be surveyed using a grid system to establish 6 mile blocks • The Northwest Ordinance assisted in the orderly expansion of the United States, it outlined a plan for applying for statehood to western territories • 5,000 free males who own 50 acres can start govt • Population of 60,000 could become a state

  7. Congress and Settling Western Lands: • The Northwest Ordinance provided an orderly settlement process in the West • It promised • no slavery • education • freedom of religion • trial by jury

  8. Northwest Territory: • The Northwest Territory was east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River. The states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin would be formed from this area.

  9. Reasons for Shay’s Rebellion: • Farmers are required to pay debts in gold, they have no money because they were not paid during the war • Wealthy lawmakers invested their money in the war too. And seek to get money from the farmers debts

  10. Shays’s Rebellion • Poor farmers are not represented in the Mass legislature and cannot pass debt relief laws • The rebellion will free debtors from prisons and close courts that are hearing cases against farmers

  11. Shays’s Rebellion • The Massachusetts militia is called in • Poor farmers in 1791 elect officials who support their stance and will close courthouses and demand financial help from the Congress • Shays’s Rebellion will prompt national leaders to create a stronger central government

  12. Views about Shays’s Rebellion

  13. Samuel Adams Said What?! • “Rebellion against a king may be pardoned, or lightly punished, but the man who dares to rebel against the laws of a republic ought to suffer death”

  14. Thomas Jefferson Said What?! • "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing. It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government. God forbid that we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion."

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