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The Articles of Confederation

The United State’s First Attempt at National Government. The Articles of Confederation. Do Now: “Take chances – get messy- make mistakes.”

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The Articles of Confederation

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  1. The United State’s First Attempt at National Government The Articles of Confederation Do Now: “Take chances – get messy- make mistakes.” This quote is from Miss Frizzle of the Magic School Bus. Apply this statement to your own life. Then, think (and write!) about how this might apply to the newly-formed United States. Leimkuhler Productions

  2. Articles of Confederation • Task: • Read each excerpt from the Articles of Confederation. • Put the article into your own words. • Draw a simple sketch to help explain the article

  3. Answer Format • State: restate the question and answer it IN YOUR OWN WORDS • Support: Use a quote from the document to support your answer • Explain: • How the quote is related to your answer • Give more details about the topic (prior knowledge) • Discuss why the author might have the perspective

  4. What was a weakness of the United States government under the Articles of Confederation? Aweakness of the United States government under the Articles of Confederation was that it could not tax the citizens. For example, Article VIII says that “All charges of war, and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the defense or general welfare…shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, the national government became responsible for the war debt, but the “taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority…of the Legislatures of the several States.” This shows that although the government was responsible for the debt from the war, it could not create taxes to pay for it.

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