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Confederation to Constitution

Confederation to Constitution. Warm-Up. Update your Table of Contents (Government Section) Re-write your homework – leave it out to be stamped Complete the Articles of Confederation Warm-Up (green paper on your desk). NOW WHAT????.

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Confederation to Constitution

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  1. Confederation to Constitution

  2. Warm-Up • Update your Table of Contents (Government Section) • Re-write your homework – leave it out to be stamped • Complete the Articles of Confederation Warm-Up (green paper on your desk)

  3. NOW WHAT????

  4. Wasn’t signed by all states until 1781 due to concerns over who would control Western lands!

  5. Weaknesses of the Articles • The Federal government lacked power to: • Enforce laws they created • Tax citizens to raise money • Regulate trade • No Executive Branch • No Judicial Branch (courts) • 9 of 13 states needed to pass a law • 13 of 13 states needed to amend a law

  6. Successes of the Articles • Provided a form of government through the Revolutionary War • Passed the Land Ordinance of 1785 • Passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 • Led to Constitutional Convention – creation of our Constitution

  7. Land Ordinance of 1785 • Law that came up with a system to divide up and sell the land west of the Appalachian Mountains or “Northwest Territory” • Divided land into 6 mile – square plots called townships

  8. Northwest Ordinance of 1787 • Described how the “Northwest Territory” was to be governed • When 5,000 free males who owned at least 50 acres they could elect an assembly • When 60,000 people, could apply to be a state • Freedom of religion • Slavery banned • Trial by jury

  9. Saying Good-bye is hard… • Writing a Eulogy for our first form of government, the Articles of Confederation. • Should be written in formal language • When were they “born” • Briefly summarize the Articles (successes & weaknesses) • Describe their legacy (how did they affect the country we live in today) • When did they “die”

  10. Summarizing Clip • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lj2UpUVqzE

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