1. WE NEED A GOVERNMENT! The Founding Fathers need your help!
We won the Revolutionary war, but now we need a government!
All we know is that we don’t want a king!

2. WE NEED A GOVERNMENT!
We have been asked to help the Founding Fathers figure out what kind of government our new country needs.
In order to do this, we need to help the Founding Fathers figure out what works and what doesn’t!

3. 7.1: A New Nation Face Problems
What are the Articles of Confederation?
What problems did the western lands cause?
What trade problems did the Americans face?
What problems developed with the Spanish?
How was the government out of control?

4. 7.2: A Demand for Change Why was the Annapolis Convention Held?
What was Shay’s Rebellion?
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

5. What doesn’t work?