Agenda October UNIT 4: WRITING THE CONSTITUTION
Tuesday, October 13 We Will review our Revolution Era test I Will list the steps I need to take to increase my performance on the next assessment PROJECT DUE THURSDAY !
ANSWERS
GRADE
When you are finished…. Check the test results poster to see if you made a COLOR JUMP!! If you did, grab a STAR off my desk and write your first and last name on it Hold on to it and I will come around to pick them up Complete the ‘I Will” in the Warm-Up section of your binder
Wednesday, October 14 We will REVIEW the lowest 2 TEKS from the first 2 assessments I will SUMMARIZE
Thursday, October 15 WOD Confederation- “a league of friendship” AND a union of states in which each state retains some independent control of internal and external affairs Republic- Government where power is vested in the people who elect their reps. WARM UP IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE
WARM UP QUESTION Why did the delegates to the 2 nd Continental Congress NEED to write the Articles of Confederation?
AMERICAN REVOLUTION ABC BOOK DUE TODAY
Wednesday, October 15 We Will summarize the STRENGTHS and WEAKNESSES of the Articles of Confederation I Will elaborate on the 4 weaknesses
ACTIVITY Discuss Articles of Confederation (AOC) Use textbook pages AOC Strengths/Weaknesses Foldable AOC Nation/State Chart
Articles of Confederation AMERICA’S FIRST CONSTITUTION PAGE 15 IN LIBERTY WORKBOOK
Strengths SStates sent delegates to Congress EEach state had one vote CCreated the Northwest Ordinance TThe national government had the power to wage war, make peace, sign treaties, issue money, appoint ambassadors, and settle conflicts between states
Weaknesses NO President (Executive) NO Army NO Courts (Judicial) NO Taxing Power = $ problems The national govt. could not force the states to obey it’s laws (regulate trade) 9/13 states to pass a law 13/13 states to amend (make changes) Each state issued its own money One vote per state, regardless of population States were sovereign (governed themselves)
Effects/Results/Outcomes Northwest Ordinance of 1787 *Set up rules for statehood once 60,000 people *Outlawed slavery in new states (Northwest territories) *Free Education in new states
SGPT Why were the states afraid to give up too much power?
Articles of Confederation PowerNationState Executive Power to make laws Court system Taxation Settle conflicts between states Appoint ambassadors Raise armies Make war Make money Make treaties Regulate postal system
I Will elaborate on the 4 major weaknesses of the AOC
Friday, October 16 WOD SOVEREIGN-POSSESSING ULTIMATE POWER
The Articles of Confederation allowed each state only one vote in Congress. Which question reflects a major concern states had about this arrangement? F. Should states attempt to resolve conflicting claims to territory? G. Should states change their procedure for selecting representatives? H. Should unanimous state approval for national laws be required? J. Should more populous states receive greater representation?
We Will IDENTIFY Shay’s Rebellion I Will CREATE 3 test questions over Shay’s Rebellion
ACTIVITY Read pgs (Shay’s Rebellion) Cornell Notes BOK pg. 27-bottom
HIGH POINTS Shay’s Rebellion *It placed national attention on weaknesses of the government under the Articles. *It showed that the gov. could not keep order and that a stronger national gov. was needed. * It made it hard for the Confederation to ignore the weaknesses and called for meetings to “fix” the Articles which led to the Constitutional Convention.
SGPT WWho held most of the power under the AOC?
Troubles Facing the New Government PAGE 27-BOK (BOTTOM)
Shays’s Rebellion People Daniel Shays Farmers in Mass. Purpose 1786 revolt against raised taxes to pay for the Revolution Farms were being sold to pay debts Result Saw the Articles of Confederation did not work, a convention was called
Which side would you have supported during Shay’s Rebellion: the farmers or the officials who called out the militia? Explain why
I Will CREATE 3 test questions over Shay’s Rebellion