Thinking Skill: Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions The Critical Period www.googleimages.com Thinking Skill: Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions SWBAT: explain the purposes of Government and describe the structure of the government set up under the Articles of Confederation

Tie-in to Island activity: Social Contract n. An agreement among the members of an organized society or between the governed and the government defining and limiting the_______ and __________ of each.

Definitions Uni - Bi - Cameral – House/chambers

The Articles of Confederation Completed Nov. 1777. League of friendship among the States (loose alliance) “for their common defense, the security of their Liberties, and their mutual and general welfare” Formal approval or _______________ was needed by all 13 States (1781)

Governmental Structure Congress was sole body (legislative) Unicameral-delegates chosen yearly by state Each state had one vote No executive nor _________ branch Presiding officer www.googleimages.com

Powers of Congress Make war and peace Send and receive ambassadors Make treaties Borrow money Set up a money system Establish a post office Build a navy Raise an army Fix uniform standards of weights and measures Settle disputes among the states

State Obligations Obey articles and acts of Congress Provide funds and troops Treat citizens of other states as equal to their own Surrender fugitives from justice to one another Submit state disputes to Congress Allow open trade and travel between and among States Retained those powers not explicitly given to the Congress

Weaknesses Work with a partner to brainstorm some weaknesses of the articles problems that could occur between the states

Which weakness do we see here?

Critical Period States don’t support the federal government Make agreements with other nations Form their own militaries Taxed each others goods Printed their own money Shays’ Rebellion Group of debtors lead a force to close the state courts Attack federal arsenal 10

A Need for Stronger Government Mount Vernon Annapolis Philadelphia “for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation…” www.google.com