Articles of Confederation Chapter 7: Confederation to Constitution EQ: How do new ideas change the way people live? Articles of Confederation Constitutional Convention Constitution

Timeline 1777 Patriots win the battles of Saratoga Articles of Confederation Adopted 1781 Articles of Confederation go into Effect British surrender at Yorktown 1783 Treaty of Paris officially ends the Revolutionary War 1786 – 1787 Shay’s Rebellion in Massachusetts 1787 Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia United States Constitution is written 1788 United States Constitution is Ratified 1789 George Washington becomes the first President of the United States

Academic Vocabulary (pg.182) Bicameral Republic Ordinance Articles of Confederation (pg.184) Northwest Ordinance 1787 (pg. 186) Shay’s Rebellion (PowerPoint)

Articles of Confederation Chapter 7, Lesson 1

Confederation Congress From 1776 to 1787, the USA was governed by a group of men called the Confederation Congress. These men accomplished four important things: Governed the nation during the war Negotiated the Treaty of Paris Ratified the Articles of Confederation Passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

The Making of a Republic The Confederation Congress agreed to create a republic. A government in which citizens rule through elected officials All states adopted a constitution (plan of government) Most states set up a two-house (bicameral) legislatures.

The Northwest Territory The Confederation Congress set up ordinances (laws) on how to divide the Western lands that it now controlled.

The Northwest Ordinance 1787 The Northwest Ordinance described how these new lands were to be governed. It was important because it set a pattern for the orderly growth of the United States.

Requirements of the Northwest Ordinance Conditions for Settlement Conditions for Statehood Slavery was outlawed in the Northwest Territory Freedom of Religion was guaranteed Trial by Jury was guaranteed When a territory had at least 60,000 people, they could apply to become a new state

Activity Complete the Northwest Territories Worksheet Cause and Effect Map Skills

The Articles of Confederation (1781-1789) During the American Revolution, the original 13 states ratified (or agreed to) a document called: The Articles of Confederation. - Articles provided for a central government

The Articles of Confederation Powers Given to Federal Government in the Articles Powers NOT GIVEN to the Federal Government in the Articles Wage war Make peace Sign treaties Issue money No power to enforce laws No power to levy taxes No power to regulate trade Required all 13 states to approve changes to the Articles

The Weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to problems after the war. Because the Federal government couldn’t levy taxes, they had no way of getting money to pay soldiers that had fought in the war. This led to rebellions and violence.

Problems continued: Individual states had the power to tax their citizens. Some states took advantage. Massachusetts was taxing its people into poverty. This led to Shay’s Rebellion

Shay’s Rebellion Daniel Shay was a farmer that had served in the Continental Army. He was about to lose his farm because he could not pay the state taxes. He led a group of angry farmers to steal weapons from the government and the Governor sent troops to stop them. The rebellion ended quickly but emphasized the weaknesses of the government to collect taxes and protect the citizens. As a result Congress called a meeting to address these issues.

Activity Complete the following Question: Write the Question and Answer Lesson 1: “Articles of Confederation” Read pg. 123-124 Questions #1-6 Lesson 2: “Forging a Constitution” - Read pg. 128-129 - Question #1-4