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Lesson 2 Articles of Confederation

Lesson 2 Articles of Confederation. Unit Two—Chapter Five

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Lesson 2 Articles of Confederation

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  1. Lesson 2Articles of Confederation Unit Two—Chapter Five USHC-1.4: Analyze how dissatisfactions with the Articles of Confederation government were addressed with the writing of the Constitution of 1787, including the debates and compromises reached at the Philadelphia Convention and over ratification of the Constitution.

  2. 18th Century American Political Beliefs Founding Fathers republic—government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.[representative democracy] Magna Carta = “rule of law” and limited government 13 Original States

  3. Problems Under the Articles of Confederation 1) There was no UNITY! 2) Revolutionary War debt—$190 million 3) Foreign relation problems: No access to the Mississippi River Cut out of the British mercantile system

  4. Strengths Articles of ConfederationStrengths and Weaknesses Strengths: 1. Make treaties Treaty of Paris (1783) 2. Make laws Land Ordinance 1785 Northwest Ordinance 1787 Weaknesses: No unity No power to tax No army or navy 13/13 states needed to amend One branch (legislative) No control of commerce (trade)

  5. Success—Articles of ConfederationTreaty of Paris 1783 • The Confederation Congress negotiated a separate treaty with England without France. • The British: • Recognized US independence • Set our borders

  6. Success—Articles of ConfederationLand Ordinance of 1785 The plan for surveying the public lands and selling public lands.

  7. Success—Articles of ConfederationNorthwest Ordinance Set requirements for admitting new states. Congress prohibited slavery in the region.

  8. Economic Crisis:Shay’s Rebellion • Why? Economic crisis (depression) caused by British cutting mercantile ties with the US. • Backcountry farmers feared a strong national government. • Results: The state of Massachusetts not the federal government had to regain control which scared the elites.

  9. New State Constitutions Former colonial charters. Three Branches: executive branch, legislative, judicial. Based on the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights. Each included a bill of rights to protect individual liberty. Three branches with separation of powers.

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