Agenda Warm-up: Articles of Confederation Brain Pop and matching activity Articles of Confederation Reading Articles of Confederation Flow Chart Finish Liberty Kids if time Homework: Articles of Confederation Quiz will be Monday April 13.

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The Articles of Confederation Content Objectives: Students will review the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Language Objectives: Students will sort out the weakness of the Articles of Confederation. They will determine the cause and effect to create a flow chart.

May, 1776 The Second Continental Congress had been meeting, planning what to do after King George’s refusal of the Olive Branch Proposal. Arguments were very heated about whether or not to declare independence from England. The Committee of Five had been asked to write a document listing their reasons for separating from England.

In May, 1776, the Continental Congress asked the states to organize their governments and to write a constitution for their own state. What is a constitution? A formal plan of government. Notice to the “States”

Limiting Power The memory of tyrannical King was fresh. Americans did not want to give any state government too much power! Their new constitutions reflected this great desire in their state constitutions.

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But WHAT would they do about a national government?

Now what?? Now what what?? We need a government to make rules and run the war against Mother England! Mine is in New York! We are fighting to get away a strong central government, not start a new one! My government is in my colony, Maryland! But we must work together!!

Second Continental Congress set up a committee Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence. Committee wrote the “Articles of Confederation,” 15 articles that set up a “firm league of friendship.”

Article 1 Article 4

After a lot of debate, blahblahblahblah A confederation is a collection of independent states that can SUGGEST rules to each other, but not force individual citizens to do anything I don’t belong to you! We’re just friends, right? Penn. NY Delaware November, 1777 Congress adopts

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The Articles of Confederation First 1777 approved weak Borrow money military Northwest Ordinance (1787) depression Great Britain Spain shadow Feel they needed a new stronger government

The Articles of Confederation Weakness #1– one house One vote per state Weakness #2-No power to collect taxes Weakness # 3-No power to ENFORCE any laws Weakness # 4Unanimous vote to change Articles Weakness # 5 Issue currency

The Articles of Confederation OOPS – there were problems! Unicameral legislature – one house One vote per state No power to collect taxes No power to ENFORCE any laws Unanimous vote to change Articles Issue currency Ratified on March 1, 1781

The Confederation Government The Articles were too weak, and America was having new problems.

Good things... Even though the Articles of Confederation were weak, what do you think were some of the good things that happened because of the Articles?

Agenda Warm-up: Articles of Confederation True/False Articles of Confederation Notes Articles of Confederation Flow Chart Finish Liberty Kids if time Homework: Articles of Confederation Reading.