1. Articles of
Confederation
Government:

2. North America After the Treaty of Paris, 1783

3. 2nd Continental Congress = assembly of delegates from 13 colonies
Background
2nd Continental Congress = assembly of delegates from 13 colonies
Established Continental Army
Signed Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation:
written 1777, ratified 1781
loose alliance of 13 STATES
Create a federal (national) government to
Control military
Handle foreign affairs

4. Fear: creating a national government that is too powerful
Weaknesses
Fear: creating a national government that is too powerful
Support local government
King threatened natural rights
Solution: Create a weak national government
Cannot arrest a PERSON
Cannot collect taxes
Cannot raise troops

5. a. States had bicameral legislatures.
3. Who was in charge?
a. States had bicameral legislatures.
b. States had strong governors with veto power.
c. States had bills of rights.

6. 4. Accomplishments of Articles
Est. alliance with France
Sign Treaty of Paris (1783)
Northwest Ordinance = plan of government for western territories
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Territory became a state if population > 60,000
Outlawed slavery in NW territories
Gov’t sells land to help pay war debts

9. Quick Review of Shays’
(15minutes)
SO, WHY DID THE ARTICLES FAIL?

10. SO, WHY DID THE ARTICLES FAIL?
(15minutes)

11. 2B Objectives
25. Could not collect federal taxes; could not regulate trade; couldn’t raise federal army, couldn’t work out agreements between states; STATES have more power 26. Upset over taxes, Massachusetts government, rebellion showed that we needed a stronger federal government to prevent events like this

12. 2B Objectives
27. Name of the meeting where we write the Constitution, revise the Articles – turns into writing a new form of government, Philadelphia 28. Critics of the Constitution; states should still have the power; they thought the federal government wouldn’t give enough liberty, wanted a Bill of Rights 29. Educated elite, stronger federal gov’t, they wanted the federal gov’t to have the power and flexibility to do what was needed