1. Thinking Skill: Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions
The Critical Period
Thinking Skill: Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions
SWBAT: explain the purposes of Government and describe the structure of the government set up under the Articles of Confederation

2. Tie-in to Island activity:
Social Contract n.
An agreement among the members of an organized society or between the governed and the government defining and limiting the_______ and __________ of each.

3. Definitions
Uni -
Bi -
Cameral – House/chambers

4. The Articles of Confederation
Completed Nov
League of friendship among the States (loose alliance)
“for their common defense, the security of their Liberties, and their mutual and general welfare”
Formal approval or _______________ was needed by all 13 States (1781)

5. Governmental Structure
Congress was sole body (legislative)
Unicameral-delegates chosen yearly by state
Each state had one vote
No executive nor _________ branch
Presiding officer

6. Powers of Congress Make war and peace Send and receive ambassadors
Make treaties
Borrow money
Set up a money system
Establish a post office
Build a navy
Raise an army
Fix uniform standards of weights and measures
Settle disputes among the states

7. State Obligations Obey articles and acts of Congress
Provide funds and troops
Treat citizens of other states as equal to their own
Surrender fugitives from justice to one another
Submit state disputes to Congress
Allow open trade and travel between and among States
Retained those powers not explicitly given to the Congress

8. Weaknesses Work with a partner to brainstorm
some weaknesses of the articles
problems that could occur between the states

9. Which weakness do we see here?

10. Critical Period States don’t support the federal government
Make agreements with other nations
Form their own militaries
Taxed each others goods
Printed their own money
Shays’ Rebellion
Group of debtors lead a force to close the state courts
Attack federal arsenal 10

11. A Need for Stronger Government
Mount Vernon
Annapolis
Philadelphia
“for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation…”