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Challenges of the Articles of Confederation in the New Nation

Explore the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation in establishing post-independence governance for the 13 colonies. Learn about the economic crisis, Shays’ Rebellion, and the call for the Constitutional Convention.

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Challenges of the Articles of Confederation in the New Nation

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  1. Unit 4: A New Nation- Articles of Confederation Unit 4 (1783-1809)

  2. Bell Ringer: What do you think will be the next steps for the colonies now that they have their independence from Great Britain? What all do they need to setup and create… we have 13 colonies but need to do something with them....

  3. Articles of Confederation After breaking from Great Britain’s rule, what type of government are the colonies going to have? State constitutions established governments in each of the 13 colonies (almost 13 independent countries) • bill of rights: freedoms the government can not take away • separation of powers: legislative, executive, judicial

  4. Articles of Confederation confederation: a union of political units for common action • Articles of Confederation: original federal constitution drafted by the Continental Congress in 1777, ratified in 1781 • considered “a firm league of friendship”

  5. Articles of Confederation Who has the most power? • THE STATES Why? • Afraid of a tyrannical government taking away their rights Will this provide for a strong, effective government?

  6. Articles of Confederation Weaknesses of the Articles: • $$$ - the federal gov’t could not levy taxes • had to request from the states (unreliable) • can not pay war debt • could not regulate interstate commerce • each state determining own trade policy

  7. Articles of Confederation Weaknesses of the Articles: • structural issues • no president = no leadership • Unicameral Congress (one house) • each state, no matter the size, had one vote • amending the Articles required unanimous(everyone fully in agreement) approval, making it nearly impossible

  8. Articles of Confederation Land Ordinance of 1785 • law which designed a system for managing and settling lands in the Northwest Territory

  9. Articles of Confederation Northwest Ordinance (1787) • law which provided a basis for governing the Northwest Territory • set up 5 new states! • territories could become states after they reached a certain population • PROHIBITED SLAVERY

  10. Articles of Confederation Economic Crisis in 1780s • war had disrupted the economy • states had debt from funding the revolution

  11. Articles of Confederation Shays’ Rebellion • in western Massachusetts many farms seized and farmers put in jail for not paying debts • many of these were Revolutionary war veterans including Daniel Shays • led an armed uprising against state gov’t in Boston

  12. Articles of Confederation Why is Shays’ Rebellion important? • demonstrates weaknesses of Articles of Confederation • which leads to the creation of the Constitution cause effect economic issues constitutional convention! Shays’ Rebellion

  13. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

  14. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation Station Activity • There are 9 stations you will rotate from around the room. Each station is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation. • At each station you will write down why this is a weakness and what problems could come from this feature. • You will have 2 minutes at each station. • https://www.online-stopwatch.com/rocket-timer/?nslen=2

  15. Visual 1: No Chief Executive

  16. Visual 2: Laws needed 9/13 to be approved

  17. Visual 3: The legislative branch (Congress) did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request tax money from the states.

  18. Visual 4: The legislative branch did not have the power to draft an army. It could only request states to send men for military services.

  19. Visual 5: There was no federal court system.

  20. Visual 6: Any amendments (changes) to the Articles had to be approved by all 13 states.

  21. Visual 7: The legislative branch did not have the power to collect state debts owed to the national government.

  22. Visual 8: The legislative branch did not have the power to settle disputes among states.

  23. Visual 9: Shays’s Rebellion Use a an excerpt from the text that best summarizes the result of Shays’s rebellion: “In May 1787, leaders called for a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation. Representatives from each state would meet in Philadelphia. This meeting would become known as Constitutional Convention.”

  24. Exit Ticket: • Which feature of the Articles of Confederation do you believe was the biggest problem/weakness? And why? • https://youtu.be/lBWs9LpCg8I

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