1.  What makes a good government? ◦ Answer in your notebook ◦ Must be at least 2 sentences

3.  Leaders worried how are we going to keep the states united????  Who’s in charge?  How will we make money?  How will we defend ourselves?

4.  Government based on the consent of the people  Vote on representatives  NOT today’s Republicans

5.  Each state created its own rules  Some similarities ◦ Freedoms  Big differences ◦ Voting ◦ New Jersey messed up women could vote until 1807

6.  The country’s 1 st set of laws – government called a confederation  Basically the pre- constitution  Written by same Continental Congress that wrote the Dec. of Ind. In 1776  March 1, 1781 - 1789

7.  Established a “firm league of friendship” between the 13 states  National government was supreme in some cases  State governments were supreme in some cases

9.  Why included? ◦ Worried about being controlled by another king  Problems? ◦ Lack of leadership from central government ◦ No clear cut leader

10.  Laws needed approval of 9 of the 13 states to be passed  Why included? ◦ Wanted to protect states power. ◦ Fear of strong central government  Problems? ◦ Hard to get 9 to agree ◦ Few laws passed

11.  Congress did NOT have the power to tax, it could only request taxes from the states  Why included? ◦ Taxes were unfair under British rule  Problems? ◦ Federal government didn’t have the money to operate effectively

12.  Congress did NOT have the power to draft an army, it could request participation  Why included? ◦ Fear government would use the army to take away rights  Problems? ◦ No defense against take over

13.  No national court system  Why included? ◦ Fear government would be unfair to the rights of states  Problems? ◦ Fights between states can’t be settled fairly

14.  Changes had to be approved by ALL 13 states  Why included? ◦ Wanted to make sure every state had an equal say so  Problems? ◦ Nearly impossible to change the Articles

15.  Congress did not have the power to collect state debts  Why included? ◦ Fear strong central government could force states to pay for things they didn’t want  Problems? ◦ Federal government has very little funds

16.  Congress did not have the power to settle disputes among states  Why included? ◦ Wanted states to have the ultimate power in solving disputes  Problems ◦ Disputes could not be resolved ◦ Created disunity among states

17.  Declare War  Make peace  Borrow money  Establish a postal service  Deal with Native Americans  Set standards for coins  BUT could not enforce anything!!

18.  Shays Rebellion ◦ Farmer protest