ANALYZING THE FEATURES OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

ANALYZING THE FEATURES OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
8 Lesson 2-4 9 ANALYZING THE FEATURES OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature A B C D Fear of a central (federal) government with a strong army that might take away citizens’ rights. Congress did not have the power to draft an army. It could only request states to send men for military services. Congress did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request tax money from states. Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states. No Chief Executive. Wanted to protect individual states’ power. Fear of a strong central (federal) government. Lack of leadership from the central (federal) government. No single leader for the government. States often chose not to pay taxes, and the federal (central) government didn’t have the funds to operate effectively. LEARNING TARGET: I can identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. CLASS NOTES Brief Overview The new State Governments All the had a “republican” form of government. In a republic, the people choose representatives to govern them. The new National Government The Continental Congress agreed in 1776 that the government of the United States should also be a republic. The national government would be run by a Confederation Congress. Each state had only one vote in the Congress. The national government would have limited powers. The Continental Congress passed the Articles of Confederation in 1777 BUT the Articles did not become the official government of the United States until 1781 when Maryland was the last state to ratified (approved) it. Strengths Weaknesses

Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation
Lesson 2-4 Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation

What did the first government of the United States look like?
Lesson 2-4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation 9 R ESSENTIAL QUESTION What did the first government of the United States look like? LEARNING TARGETS I can identify 6 of 8 features of the Articles of Confederation. I can describe 3 strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Add to Section 2: Vocabulary (5-9) VOCAB republic federal government Articles of Confederation “Columbia” “Uncle Sam”

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
Lesson 2-4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation 9 R Governing the United States CLASS NOTES A Brief Overview The new STATE Governments The state governments would control (have sovereignty over) their own states. The states would have a lot of power to make laws. the first written plan of government for the United States; ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION A firm “league of friendship” between the original thirteen states The new NATIONAL Government The Continental Congress agreed in 1776 that the government of the United States should be a republic. The Confederation Congress (new national legislature) would make laws for the entire country. Each state had only one vote in the Congress. The national government would have limited powers. The new government of the United States was called the Articles of Confederation. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT the national or central government REPUBLIC a government in which people elect representatives to govern for them

Governing the United States
Lesson 2-4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation Governing the United States Discovery Activity We will now discover several of the key features of the Articles of Confederation. You (and a partner) will be analyzing 8 features of our first government, the Articles of Confederation. To do that, you will view various placards around the room with written information and images. You will: identify the feature and infer the reason why OR the possible problem created by that feature.

Governing the United States Discovery Activity
Lesson 2-4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation L 8 Governing the United States Discovery Activity You will record your analyses on the following chart. Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature A B C D Fear of a central (federal) government with a strong army that might take away citizens’ rights. Wanted to protect individual states’ power. Fear of a strong central (federal) government. Lack of leadership from the central (federal) government. No single leader for the government. States often chose not to pay taxes, and the federal (central) government didn’t have the funds to operate effectively. Let’s complete Placard A together.

Lesson 2-4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation
Placard A One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that the government had no chief executive, such as a president or king. As a result, the government under the Articles suffered from a lack of leadership since there was no single leader.

Placard A What experiences from 1763 to 1776 would have made Americans fearful of a king or president? Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the Articles of Confederation? One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that the government had no chief executive or ruler, such as a president or king. As a result, the government under the Articles suffered from a lack of leadership since there was no single leader.

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature A B C D Fear of a central (federal) government with a strong army that might take away citizens’ rights. Wanted to protect individual states’ power. Fear of a strong central (federal) government. Lack of leadership from the central (federal) government. No single leader for the government. States often chose not to pay taxes, and the federal (central) government didn’t have the funds to operate effectively. No Chief Executive or Ruler (no leader of the government like a king or president). Did not want to have another powerful executive or ruler like King George III who could rule abusively.

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature A B C D Fear of a central (federal) government with a strong army that might take away citizens’ rights. No Chief Executive or Ruler (no leader of the government like a king or president). Wanted to protect individual states’ power. Fear of a strong central (federal) government. Lack of leadership from the central (federal) government. No single leader for the government. States often chose not to pay taxes, and the federal (central) government didn’t have the funds to operate effectively. Did not want to have another powerful executive like King George III. A new federal law… YES? NO? Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states instead of a simple majority of 7. Difficult to get nine states to agree on a new law. Central government unable to do very much.

UNCLE SAM COLUMBIA A B C a historical and poetic name used for
Lesson 2-4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature A B C D Fear of a central (federal) government with a strong army that might take away citizens’ rights. Wanted to protect individual states’ power. Fear of a strong central (federal) government. Lack of leadership from the central (federal) government. No single leader for the government. States often chose not to pay taxes, and the federal (central) government didn’t have the funds to operate effectively. No Chief Executive or Ruler (no leader of the government like a king or president). Did not want to have another powerful executive like King George III. Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states instead of a simple majority of 7. Difficult to get nine states to agree on a new law. Central government unable to do very much. Congress did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request tax money from states. Fear of being unfairly taxed by the central government, as they had been under British rule. UNCLE SAM a common national personification of the American government a historical and poetic name used for the United States of America; also as one of the names of its female personification COLUMBIA

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature A B C D Fear of a central (federal) government with a strong army that might take away citizens’ rights. Wanted to protect individual states’ power. Fear of a strong central (federal) government. Lack of leadership from the central (federal) government. No single leader for the government. States often chose not to pay taxes, and the federal (central) government didn’t have the funds to operate effectively. No Chief Executive or Ruler (no leader of the government like a king or president). Did not want to have another powerful executive like King George III. Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states instead of a simple majority of 7. Difficult to get nine states to agree on a new law. Central government unable to do very much. Congress did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request tax money from states. Fear of being unfairly taxed by the central government, as they had been under British rule. Congress did not have the power to draft an army. It could only request states to send men for military services. Left country vulnerable without a dependable military force.

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature E F G H Fear of a central (federal) government with a court system that might be unfair to the rights of states. Fear of a strong central (federal) government that could force states to pay for things they didn’t want. Nearly impossible to make changes to Articles. Any one state could stop an amendment that all the other states wanted. Disputes among states often could not be resolved. Created disunity among states. No national court system. Disputes between states often could not be settled fairly. National Courts

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature E F G H Fear of a central (federal) government with a court system that might be unfair to the rights of states. Fear of a strong central (federal) government that could force states to pay for things they didn’t want. Nearly impossible to make changes to Articles. Any one state could stop an amendment that all the other states wanted. Disputes among states often could not be resolved. Created disunity among states. No national court system. Disputes between states often could not be settled fairly. Change the federal government… YES? NO? Any amendments (changes) to the Articles must be approved by all 13 states. Wanted to make sure the states had a strong say in the shaping of the government.

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature E F G H Fear of a central (federal) government with a court system that might be unfair to the rights of states. Fear of a strong central (federal) government that could force states to pay for things they didn’t want. Nearly impossible to make changes to Articles. Any one state could stop an amendment that all the other states wanted. Disputes among states often could not be resolved. Created disunity among states. No national court system. Disputes between states often could not be settled fairly. Any amendments (changes) to the Articles must be approved by all 13 states. Wanted to make sure the states had a strong say in the shaping of the government. Congress did not have the power to collect state debts owed to the federal (central) government. Federal government often didn’t have the funds necessary to operate effectively.

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature E F G H Fear of a central (federal) government with a court system that might be unfair to the rights of states. Fear of a strong central (federal) government that could force states to pay for things they didn’t want. Nearly impossible to make changes to Articles. Any one state could stop an amendment that all the other states wanted. Disputes among states often could not be resolved. Created disunity among states. No national court system. Disputes between states often could not be settled fairly. Any amendments (changes) to the Articles must be approved by all 13 states. Wanted to make sure the states had a strong say in the shaping of the government. Congress did not have the power to collect state debts owed to the federal (central) government. Federal government often didn’t have the funds necessary to operate effectively. Congress did not have the power to settle disputes among states. Wanted states to have the ultimate authority in resolving disputes.

Strengths and Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Lesson 2-4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation 9 R Strengths and Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation CLASS NOTES Complete a T-Chart on the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Strengths Weaknesses

Lesson 2-4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation Strengths and Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation Strengths Weaknesses make war and peace could raise an army and a navy print money set up a postal system could ask for money from the states to carry out its decisions passed the Northwest Ordinance (land law) that established an orderly way to distribute new land lacked power to enforce the laws could not regulate trade or settle fights over trade between the states could not settle fights over the state’s boundaries could not tax the states BOTTOM LINE NO POWER to carry out or pay for their decisions

Acrostic for the Articles of Confederation
Lesson 2-4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation PROCESSING the Lesson Acrostic for the Articles of Confederation Directions: Use Lesson 2-4 to create a sentence that explains WHY that feature created Problems for our early leaders. Each sentence MUST begin with one of the letters from the word Articles. For the feature “No chief executive”, for example, you might write: “Strong leadership was not provided because there was no president.” A ________________________________________ ________________________________________ R ________________________________________ T ________________________________________ I ________________________________________ C ________________________________________ L ________________________________________ E ________________________________________ S ________________________________________ Creating an Acrostic Use this lesson to create a sentence that identifies each feature AND explains the problem it created for our early leaders. Each sentence MUST begin with one of the letters from the word ARTICLES. Let’s complete one feature together as an example. Do NOT use “A,” “The,” or “It” as your first word.

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Lesson 2-4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation LESSON HANDOUTS are on the Following Slides

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature A B C D Fear of a central (federal) government with a strong army that might take away citizens’ rights. Wanted to protect individual states’ power. Fear of a strong central (federal) government. Lack of leadership from the central (federal) government. No single leader for the government. States often chose not to pay taxes, and the federal (central) government didn’t have the funds to operate effectively.

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature E F G H Fear of a central (federal) government with a court system that might be unfair to the rights of states. Fear of a strong central (federal) government that could force states to pay for things they didn’t want. Nearly impossible to make changes to Articles. Any one state could stop an amendment that all the other states wanted. Disputes among states often could not be resolved. Created disunity among states.

Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation
ANSWERS Congress did not have the power to draft an army. It could only request states to send men for military services. Congress did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request tax money from states. Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states. No Chief Executive. Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation FEATURE Congress did not have the power to settle disputes among states. Congress did not have the power to collect state debts owed to the federal (central) government. Any amendments (changes) to the Articles must be approved by all 13 states. No national court system. Disputes among states often could not be resolved. Created disunity among states. Wanted to protect individual states’ power. Fear of a strong central (federal) government. Lack of leadership from the central (federal) government. No single leader for the government. Disputes between states often could not be settled fairly. States often chose not to pay taxes, and the federal (central) government didn’t have the funds to operate effectively. Wanted to make sure the states had a strong say in the shaping of the government. Fear of a central (federal) government with a strong army that might take away citizens’ rights. Fear of a central (federal) government with a court system that might be unfair to the rights of states. Fear of a strong central (federal) government that could force states to pay for things they didn’t want. Match two statements AND one picture with each feature. By writing the numbers in the “ANSWERS” column. Did not want to have another powerful executive like King George III. Wanted states to have the ultimate authority in resolving disputes. Fear of being unfairly taxed by the central government, as they had been under British rule. Difficult to get nine states to agree on a new law. Central government unable to do very much. Federal government often didn’t have the funds necessary to operate effectively. Nearly impossible to make changes to Articles. Any one state could stop an amendment that all the other states wanted. Left country vulnerable without a dependable military force. 17 21 23 19 18 22 24 20

For the feature “No chief executive”, for example, you might write: “Strong leadership Use Lesson 4 to create a sentence that explains WHY that feature created problems Each sentence MUST begin with one of the letters from the word Articles. was not provided because there was no president.” For our early leaders. Directions: __________________________________ A __________________________________ R __________________________________ C __________________________________ E __________________________________ T __________________________________ L __________________________________ S __________________________________ I __________________________________ Name: _____________________________ Period

of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features
Placard A What experiences from 1763 to 1776 would have made Americans fearful of a Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the Articles of president or a king? Confederation? One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that the government had no chief executive, such as a president or king. As a result, the government under the Articles suffered from a lack of leadership since there was no single leader. of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features

Placard B A new federal law… YES? NO? One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that new laws needed to be approved by nine of the thirteen states. This was included in the Articles because the delegates to the Continental Congress wanted to protect the rights of states and did not want the central (federal) government to become too powerful. With this feature, new laws would have to be agreeable to nine of the states instead of a simple majority of seven. What possible problems do you think this feature might have created? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features

Placard C What experiences from 1763 to 1776 would have made Americans reluctant to Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the Articles of allow Congress to tax citizens directly? Confederation? One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress did not have the power to tax its citizens directly; instead, it could only request money from the states. This created financial problems because states often did not pay what was requested of them by the federal (central) government. of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features

Placard D One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress did not have the power to draft men into the Continental Army; instead, it could only request states to send men into military service. The delegates to the Continental Congress were fearful that a federal (central) government with a powerful army might take away the rights of citizens, as the British army had done to them. What possible problems do you think this feature might have created? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features

Placard E National Courts One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that there was no national court system. Instead, each state had its own court system. Disputes between states had to be settled in one of the states’ courts. The delegates to the Continental Congress provided for no national court system because they believed that a national court may be unfair to the rights of states. What possible problems do you think this feature might have created? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features

X Placard E of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features
One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that there was no national court system. Instead, each state had its own court system. Disputes between states had to be settled in one of the states’ courts. The delegates to the Continental Congress provided for no national court system because they believed that a national court may be unfair to the rights of states. What possible problems do you think this feature might have created? X of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features

Change the federal government…
Placard F Change the federal government… YES? NO? One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that any amendments, or changes, to the Articles required the approval of all 13 states. This made changes to the Articles nearly impossible – any single state could prevent a change that the rest of the nation wanted. Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the Articles of Confederation? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features

Placard G One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress did not have the power to collect state debts (money owed) to the federal (central) government. The delegates to the Continental Congress wanted to ensure that the federal government could not force states to pay for things that the states did not want. What possible problems do you think this feature might have created? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features

Placard H One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress did not have the power to settle disputes among states. The Articles guaranteed that each state would keep its individual power, freedom, and independence. As a result, Congress did not have the power to help states work out conflicts among them, and states became increasingly disunited. Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the Articles of Confederation? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features

Lesson 2-4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation Governing the United States Brief Overview The new State Governments All the states had a “republican” form of government. In a republic, the people choose representatives to govern them. The new National Government The Continental Congress agreed in 1776 that the government of the United States should also be a republic. The federal government would be run by a Confederation Congress. Each state had only one vote in the Congress. The national government would have limited powers. The Continental Congress passed the Articles of Confederation in 1777 BUT the Articles did not become the official government of the United States until 1781 when Maryland was the last state to ratified (approved) it. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation Strengths Weaknesses make war and peace could raise an army and a navy print money set up a postal system could ask for money from the states to carry out its decisions passed the Northwest Ordinance (land law) that established an orderly way to distribute new land lacked power to enforce the laws could not regulate trade or settle fights over trade between the states could not settle fights over the state’s boundaries could not tax the states BOTTOM LINE NO POWER to carry out or pay for their decisions

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature No Chief Executive. Did not want to have another powerful executive like King George III. Lack of leadership from the central (federal) government. No single leader for the government. A Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states. Wanted to protect individual states’ power. Fear of a strong central (federal) government. Difficult to get nine states to agree on a new law. Central government unable to do very much. B Congress did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request tax money from states. Fear of being unfairly taxed by the central government, as they had been under British rule. States often chose not to pay taxes, and the federal (central) government didn’t have the funds to operate effectively. C Congress did not have the power to draft an army. It could only request states to send men for military services. Fear of a central (federal) government with a strong army that might take away citizens’ rights. Left country vulnerable without a dependable military force. D

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature No national court system. Fear of a central (federal) government with a court system that might be unfair to the rights of states. Disputes between states often could not be settled fairly. E Any amendments (changes) to the Articles must be approved by all 13 states. Wanted to make sure the states had a strong say in the shaping of the government. Nearly impossible to make changes to Articles. Any one state could stop an amendment that all the other states wanted. F Congress did not have the power to collect state debts owed to the federal (central) government. Fear of a strong central (federal) government that could force states to pay for things they didn’t want. Federal government often didn’t have the funds necessary to operate effectively. G Congress did not have the power to settle disputes among states. Wanted states to have the ultimate authority in resolving disputes. Disputes among states often could not be resolved. Created disunity among states. H

Lesson 2-4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation 9 R Governing the United States Brief Overview The new National Government The Continental Congress agreed in 1776 that the government of the United States should be a republic. The Confederation Congress (new national legislature) would make laws for the entire country. Each state had only one vote in the Congress. The national government would have limited powers. The new government of the United States was called the Articles of Confederation. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT the national or central government as contrasted to the governments of the different states a government in which people elect representatives to govern for them REPUBLIC the first written plan of government for the United States; ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION A firm “league of friendship” between the original thirteen states We will now discover several of the key features of the Articles of Confederation.

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature A B C D Fear of a central (federal) government with a strong army that might take away citizens’ rights. Congress did not have the power to draft an army. It could only request states to send men for military services. Congress did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request tax money from states. Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states. No Chief Executive. Wanted to protect individual states’ power. Fear of a strong central (federal) government. Lack of leadership from the central (federal) government. No single leader for the government. States often chose not to pay taxes, and the federal (central) government didn’t have the funds to operate effectively.

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature E F G H Congress did not have the power to settle disputes among states. Congress did not have the power to collect state debts owed to the federal (central) government. Any amendments (changes) to the Articles must be approved by all 13 states. No national court system. Fear of a central (federal) government with a court system that might be unfair to the rights of states. Fear of a strong central (federal) government that could force states to pay for things they didn’t want. Nearly impossible to make changes to Articles. Any one state could stop an amendment that all the other states wanted. Disputes among states often could not be resolved. Created disunity among states.

Feature Illustration Congress did not have the power to draft an army.
It could only request states to send men for military services. Congress did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request tax money from states. Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states. No Chief Executive. Congress did not have the power to settle disputes among states. Congress did not have the power to collect state debts owed to the federal (central) government. Any amendments (changes) to the Articles must be approved by all 13 states. No national court system.

A B C D Placard Feature Illustration No Chief Executive.
Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states. B Congress did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request tax money from states. C Congress did not have the power to draft an army. It could only request states to send men for military services. D

E F G H Placard Feature Illustration No national court system.
Any amendments (changes) to the Articles must be approved by all 13 states. F Congress did not have the power to collect state debts owed to the federal (central) government. G Congress did not have the power to settle disputes among states. H

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature A B C D

Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature E F G H

Placard A What experiences from 1763 to 1776 would have made Americans fearful of a Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the Articles of president or a king? Confederation? One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that the government had no chief executive, such as a president or king. As a result, the government under the Articles suffered from a lack of leadership since there was no single leader. of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features

of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard A
One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that the government had no chief executive, such as a president or king. As a result, the government under the Articles suffered from a lack of leadership since there was no single leader. What experiences from 1763 to 1776 would have made Americans fearful of a Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the Articles of president or a king? Confederation?

of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard B
One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that new laws needed to be approved by nine of the thirteen states. This was included in the Articles because the delegates to the Continental Congress wanted to protect the rights of states and did not want the central (federal) government to become too powerful. With this feature, new laws would have to be agreeable to nine of the states instead of a simple majority of seven. What possible problems do you think this feature might have created? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard B

Placard C What experiences from 1763 to 1776 would have made Americans reluctant to Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the Articles of allow Congress to tax citizens directly? Confederation? One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress did not have the power to tax its citizens directly; instead, it could only request money from the states. This created financial problems because states often did not pay what was requested of them by the federal (central) government. of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features

of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard C
What experiences from 1763 to 1776 would have made Americans reluctant to Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the Articles of allow Congress to tax citizens directly? Confederation? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard C One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress did not have the power to tax its citizens directly; instead, it could only request money from the states. This created financial problems because states often did not pay what was requested of them by the federal (central) government.

Placard D One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress did not have the power to draft men into the Continental Army; instead, it could only request states to send men into military service. The delegates to the Continental Congress were fearful that a federal (central) government with a powerful army might take away the rights of citizens, as the British army had done to them. What possible problems do you think this feature might have created? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features

of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard D
One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress did not have the power to draft men into the Continental Army; instead, it could only request states to send men into military service. The delegates to the Continental Congress were fearful that a federal (central) government with a powerful army might take away the rights of citizens, as the British army had done to them. What possible problems do you think this feature might have created? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard D

of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard E
One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that there was no national court system. Instead, each state had its own court system. Disputes between states had to be settled in one of the states’ courts. The delegates to the Continental Congress provided for no national court system because they believed that a national court may be unfair to the rights of states. What possible problems do you think this feature might have created? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard E

of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard F
One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that any amendments, or changes, to the Articles required the approval of all 13 states. This made changes to the Articles nearly impossible – any single state could prevent a change that the rest of the nation wanted. Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the Articles of Confederation? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard F

of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard G
One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress did not have the power to collect state debts (money owed) to the federal (central) government. The delegates to the Continental Congress wanted to ensure that the federal government could not force states to pay for things that the states did not want. What possible problems do you think this feature might have created? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard G

of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard H
One feature of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress did not have the power to settle disputes among states. The Articles guaranteed that each state would keep its individual power, freedom, and independence. As a result, Congress did not have the power to help states work out conflicts among them, and states became increasingly disunited. Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the Articles of Confederation? of the Articles of Confederation Analyzing the Features Placard H

PROCESSING the Lesson A Political Cartoon
Lesson 26: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation PROCESSING the Lesson A Political Cartoon On a separate sheet of white (computer) paper, create a political cartoon that identifies ONE weakness of the Articles of Confederation includes a caption explaining why that issue is a problem includes at least three colors

DEMOCRACY a government of the people, by the people
Lesson 26: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation VOCAB DEMOCRACY a government of the people, by the people Today often refers to a government in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.

FEDERALISM a system of government where POWER IS SHARED among
Lesson 26: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation VOCAB a system of government where POWER IS SHARED among the central (or federal) government and the states FEDERALISM

Lesson 26: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation VOCAB ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION the first written plan of government for the United States; A firm “league of friendship” between the original thirteen states A “confederation” is an association of “states” who cooperate for a common purpose The “Common Market” is a confederation of states (countries) that cooperate for the common purpose of trade in Europe

VISUALIZING the Lesson
Lesson 26: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation L 12 VISUALIZING the Lesson Create a simple picture for each of the following features. Feature Illustration Congress did not have the power to draft an army. It could only request states to send men for military services. Congress did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request tax money from states. Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states. No Chief Executive. Congress did not have the power to settle disputes among states. Congress did not have the power to collect state debts owed to the federal (central) government. Any amendments (changes) to the Articles must be approved by all 13 states. No national court system.

Lesson 20: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation PROCESSING the Lesson Acrostic for the Articles of Confederation Directions: Use Lesson 20 to create a sentence that explains WHY that feature created problems For our early leaders. Each sentence MUST begin with one of the letters from the word Articles. For the feature “No chief executive”, for example, you might write: “Strong leadership was not provided because there was no president.” A ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ R ____________________________________________ T ____________________________________________ I ____________________________________________ C ____________________________________________ L ____________________________________________ E ____________________________________________ S ____________________________________________ Creating an Acrostic Use this lesson to create a sentence that identifies a feature AND explains WHY that feature created problems for our early leaders. Each sentence MUST begin with one of the letters from the word ARTICLES. For the feature “No chief executive”, you might write: “Strong leadership was not provided because there was no president.”

Lesson 22: The Call for Change
WRAP UP 3 Spell-Out Use Lesson 26 to create a sentence that explains WHY that feature created problems for our early leaders. Each sentence MUST begin with one of the letters from the word Articles. For the feature “No chief executive”, for example, you might write: “Strong leadership was not provided because there was no president.”

Spell-Out for the Articles of Confederation
__________________________________ A __________________________________ R __________________________________ C __________________________________ E __________________________________ T __________________________________ L __________________________________ S __________________________________ I __________________________________ For the feature “No chief executive”, for example, you might write: “Strong leadership Use Lesson 26 to create a sentence that explains WHY that feature created problems Each sentence MUST begin with one of the letters from the word Articles. was not provided because there was no president.” For our early leaders. Directions: Spell-Out for the Articles of Confederation

Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states.
Placard Feature Illustration No Chief Executive. A Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states. B Congress did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request tax money from states. C Congress did not have the power to draft an army. It could only request states to send men for military services. D

E F G H Placard Feature Illustration No national court system.
Any amendments (changes) to the Articles must be approved by all 13 states. F Congress did not have the power to collect state debts owed to the federal (central) government. G Congress did not have the power to settle disputes among states. H

Lesson 4: Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation
Placard Feature Why This Was Included In the Articles of Confederation Possible Problems with This Feature A B C D Fear of a central (federal) government with a strong army that might take away citizens’ rights. No Chief Executive. Wanted to protect individual states’ power. Fear of a strong central (federal) government. Lack of leadership from the central (federal) government. No single leader for the government. States often chose not to pay taxes, and the federal (central) government didn’t have the funds to operate effectively. Did not want to have another powerful executive like King George III. Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states. Difficult to get nine states to agree on a new law. Central government unable to do very much. Congress did not have the power to tax citizens. It could only request tax money from states. Fear of being unfairly taxed by the central government, as they had been under British rule. Congress did not have the power to draft an army. It could only request states to send men for military services. Left country vulnerable without a dependable military force.

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