1. Starter
New Government for the new America. What do you think influenced the writers of the new government?

2. Early American Government

3. Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation established a system of cooperation among the 13 states. A Confederation is a group of individual state governments banded together for a common purpose.
Wrote in 1777 and ratified (approved) by all 13 states in 1781.
It established the name of the confederation as the United States of America.

4. Articles of Confederation (con.)
Organization
-strong independent states with a weak central government
-one house legislature with equal representation for each state
Powers of New Government
-declare war
-make treaties
-coin and borrow money
-make laws (but could not enforce them)
Procedure
-no law could be passed unless 9 of the 13 states approved it
-no article could be amended unless all 13 states approved it

5. Problems with the Articles
The Articles of Confederation proved to be ineffective in governing the new confederation.
*no power to tax
*no chief executive (president)
*regulate trade
*No way to enforce laws
*Could not raise an army.
*No separate executive branch
*no federal court system, each state had its own court system.

6. Daniel Shay’s Rebellion
Debt from war, led to states taxing farms, farmers could not pay and lost farms causing resentment.
Americans feared gov’t could not protect them or their property
Between riots in several states
Mass. Courts threatened to take Daniel Shay’s farm from him for lack of payment for debt. Shay’s and others rebelled and attacked a arsenal.
Merchants, political leaders, and others arguing for a new stronger national gov’t

7. Foldable-Articles of Confederation
Headings
-Taxes
-Trade
-Laws
-Amendments
-Legislative
-Executive
-judicial

8. Spell Out
Use the letters below to create sentences starting with the letter. Sentence must be about the Articles. A
Ratification of the articles by the 13 states was completed in 1781. T I C L E S