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“The Nation’s First Governments”

Need for Unity

 If the colonies were to be successful against Great Britain, it was imperative that they stand united.  13 separate states would be easily conquered by Britain.

“Articles of Confederation”

The “Articles of Confederation” was the first attempt at a constitution for the United States. A “confederation” is a group of individuals (or governments) who band together for a common purpose. AofC established a system for cooperation among independent states.

Problems Quickly Begin!  The states liked it at first because - Each state was said to have equal power and were totally independent of one another.

Problems Quickly Begin!  The “Articles of Confederation” created a one house (unicameral) legislature called Congress, with each state having one vote.  Main powers included overseeing the army and dealing with foreign countries.

Problems Quickly Begin! By 1781, all 13 states ratified, or approved the Articles. Strict voting requirements to amend, meaning change, the Articles of Confederation required all 13 states’ approval – made it very difficult to change. The government under the AofC was not very strong!

It seemed like THIS…

But it is really THIS!!

Problems Quickly Begin! During the Revolution, the Articles was effective because it helped us UNITE to FIGHT – we won the American Revolution…………but after the Revolution…  No central leadership (executive)  No power to regulate commerce (trade)  No power to enforce it’s laws  No national court system to carry out justice  No power to tax the people. (Left deep in debt)  Any changes made to the Articles required UNANIMOUS consent of all 13 states.

Looks good, but no real power!

Revolutionary War In 1783, the “United States” defeats Great Britain after 7 years of war. The AofC was successful in accomplishing its goal! The “Treaty of Paris” ends the conflict. The new Congress found itself deep in debt (as did the states).

Failure of the “Articles of Confederation”

Shay’s Rebellion ( )

Shays’ Rebellion ( )  In Massachusetts, a farmer named Daniel Shays led over 1,200 farmers on a raid against a federal arsenal. This was called “Shays’ Rebellion”. He was upset because of the government’s inability to tax and their large debt meant that the soldiers were not getting paid and losing their farms/homes.  Shays was protesting the seizure of his farm by the government.

Failure of the “Articles of Confederation” By 1787, most realized that the “Articles of Confederation” would not provide the type of government Americans wanted The Aof C Created a “confederal” government system that was weak!!! the delegates wanted to create a “federal” system with a strong central government where power was shared between the national government and the states.

Confederal vs. Federal vs. Unitary  Under the A of C we had a “confederal” system of government where ALL the power belonged to the states…there was no central power.  Under the US Constitution we had a “federal” system of government where power is shared between the national government and the states.  A unitary system of government is where ALL power belongs to a strong national government - (i.e., France, North Korea, etc.)

Return to Philadelphia  After the rebellion, 12 states agreed to return to Philadelphia to revise/fix the “ Articles of Confederation ”. It became obvious early at the meeting to fix the Articles that they were not fixable. Instead, this turned into the Constitutional Convention where the delegates would write a whole new plan of government called the U.S. Constitution.  Their goal was to create a stronger central government.

George Washington’s Advice  “I do not conceive we can exist long as a nation without having lodged somewhere a power, which will pervade the whole Union.”