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Agenda. Do Now : Using HW complete the worksheet. Notes on the Articles of Confederation. Articles of Confederation Activity- using graphic organizer. The Articles of Confederation. What is a confederacy ? What are the Articles of Confederation ?.
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Agenda • Do Now: Using HW complete the worksheet. • Notes on the Articles of Confederation. • Articles of Confederation Activity- using graphic organizer.
The Articles of Confederation • What is a confederacy? • What are the Articles of Confederation?
Continental Congress creates the AOC in 1777 during the American Revolution. • Power divided between national government and state government. • Majority of power given to states. • Created one body, the congress, to serve as the national government.
Activity • What were the AOC’s strengths? • What were the weaknesses in the AOC? • Looking at the Articles of Confederation (Lesson 7) complete the graphic organizer. • Identify the achievements and the problems of this document.
HW • Read Lesson 8 • Answer questions 1-4.
Shay’s Rebellion • How did Shay’s Rebellion force people to re-examine the weakness of national government? -Who was Daniel Shays? -What did he do? Why? -What were the consequences?
A call for Congress… • Shay’s rebellion called for a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 known as the Philadelphia Convention. • Who attended this Convention? • 55 Delegates from each state except Rhode Island attended. • These delegates were known as the Framers of the Constitution.