1. Articles of Confederation Video Questions
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2. GA Constitution of 1777 Created a unicameral legislature
Single legislature had broad powers: make appointments for judicial branch (courts) and executive branch (governor)
One year term for governor
Governor will be selected by the legislature and not selected by the people
Power was in hands of 12 lawmakers who served as an executive council
First governor elected was John Treutlen (Salzburger)

3. Articles of Confederation
1st written plan for the government
Weak national government
Did not want the US government to resemble Great Britain’s

4. Major Problems of Articles of Confederation-Financial
Could not pay the colonial soldiers during and after war
Congress asked states for help, states rejected or ignored the request

5. Major Problems of Articles of Confederation
No power to regulate trade between the states or between US and foreign countries
Each state had its own money system

6. Major Problems with the Articles of Confederation
British reoccupied some of the forts in Northwest Territory (Ohio River Valley), no power to stop them
Foreign countries did not respect for the new country

7. Constitutional Convention Video Questions
Where and when did a group of powerful Americans meet to revise the Articles of Confederation?
What three men decided that the Articles should not be revised, but be replaced?
Who is considered the “father of the Constitution?”
Where did he get the ideas that eventually were included in the Constitution?

8. Constitutional Convention Video Questions
What was the name of the people who attended the Constitutional Convention?
What was the first problem the framers faced?

9. Constitutional Convention Video Questions
What was the next problem they faced?
How long did it take them to create the US Constitution?
Why were the Bill of Rights created?
What are some of the Bill of Rights?

10. Role of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention
Purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation
Led to the creation of US Constitution
William Pierce, William Few, Abraham Baldwin, and William Houstoun sent from Georgia
Only Few and Baldwin stayed to sign

11. Reasons why Georgia Ratified the New Constitution
Needed strong federal government to protect from Natives
4th state to ratify US Constitution