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Articles of Confederation

Articles of Confederation. US History Standards: SSUSH5 The student will explain specific events and key ideas that brought about the adoption and implementation of the United States Constitution.

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Articles of Confederation

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  1. Articles of Confederation US History Standards: SSUSH5 The student will explain specific events and key ideas that brought about the adoption and implementation of the United States Constitution. a. Explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation and Daniel Shays’ Rebellion led to a call for a stronger central government.

  2. What kind of government did Americans want after the Revolution? • Almost no one wanted a powerful national government and viewed Congress as a wartime only gathering • Most people thought of themselves as citizens of their individual states, not members of one unified country

  3. Articles of Confederation • 1777 – the Continental Congress adopts a set of laws to govern the United States • 1781 – the Articles are approved and establish a limited national government – most power was with the states • 1 branch: legislative – Congress would carry out the duties of the legislative and executive branches • states would manage their own judicial system • States could send as many representatives to the Congress as they wanted, but each state only had 1 vote in Congress • All states had to agree to changes in the articles • State governments had more power than the national government

  4. Opposition to the Articles • Americans agreed on a democratic form of government • They also wanted to create a republic – a government run by the people through their elected representatives • The U.S. was in huge debt after the revolution • Wealthy citizens feared that too much power was given to “average” citizens

  5. The National Government Could: 1. declare war 2. make a peace treaty 3. could ask for an army and a navy, not demand one 4. make foreign treaties and alliances 5. print and borrow money 6. decide how to spend money 7. determine weights and measures 8. establish a post office 9. regulate affairs with the Indians

  6. The National Government could not: 1. demand money or men from the states 2. levy taxes 3. regulate trade 4. settle disputes between the states 5. collect the debts that were owed to the national government • enforce any of their powers All powers not designated to the national government were powers of the states

  7. Shay’s REbellion • Those that loaned money during the revolution began to ask for their money back • To pay back this money, Massachusetts enacted a huge tax that had to be paid in gold or silver coin • An indebted veteran farmer named Daniel Shays led a rebellion that was eventually quashed by the state army • This only underlined the problems of the Confederacy - they had no power or money to raise an army or pay for one

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