1. Brain Stretch—In your notebooks or on a lined piece of paper… Predict or Explain what happened to the U.S.A. following the Declaration of Independence. (Use your books if you need to)

2. Brain Stretch—In your notebooks or on a lined piece of paper… Turn in your homework to the back tray. Write What problems were faced under the articles of confederation?

3. Brain stretch Get out your homework from Tuesday and prepare to read it and work on it as a class. No homework tonight for good behavior and good test scores if we have a good class!!!

4. Timeline Assignment— 1.)Find in the book on the selected pages, what key events happened in the year(s). 2.)Write down notes on what happened at this time in history. 1763—pp.95-97 1770—pp.98-103 1776—pp.118-121 1781—pp.152-155 1775—1783: pp.112-139

5. Lancer Notes On the back side of your time lines let’s complete some LANCER Notes.

6. After the Declaration of Independence… Each of the former colonies became independent nations. Each was free to do as they pleased.

7. After the Declaration of Independence… Each nation was responsible for defense. Each nation was militarily weak.

8. Brain stretch—In your linc’s tables. Add: –Tariff. –Use your U.S. History books.

9. Brainstorm lists at your table-”Pass the paper” 1 min, 30 sec, 30 sec., 30 sec. *“Grievances to the Government” Instructions: Just like the colonists wrote a letter to King George III of Britain, I would like for you to write a letter to our local officials and social groups. Introduction (5-7 sentences) –Capture reader’s interest –Build case through logic –Topic sentence—Main point or purpose of essay –Position Statement

10. Letters to the government Issues you may have chose: –Education –Crime –Youth Programs –Kalamazoo Promise –Transportation –Many more…

11. Use the peer review check list To make sure the letter is as well-written as possible. Each review session will last 2-4 minutes, 3 reviews are required before you can begin re-writing your letter.

12. Brain Stretch—In your LINC’s tables In your LINC’s tables add: –“Shay’s Rebellion”

13. Race –noun 1. a group of persons related by common descent or heredity. population so related. any of the traditional divisions of humankind, the commonest being the Caucasian, Mongoloid, and Negro, characterized by supposedly distinctive and universal physical characteristics: no longer in technical use. b. an arbitrary classification of modern humans, sometimes, esp. formerly, based on any or a combination of various physical characteristics, as skin color, facial form, or eye shape, and now frequently based on such genetic markers as blood groups. c. a human population partially isolated reproductively from other populations, whose members share a greater degree of physical and genetic similarity with one another than with other humans. 4. a group of tribes or peoples forming an ethnic stock: the Slavic race. 5. any people united by common history, language, cultural traits, etc.: the Dutch race. 6. the human race or family; humankind: Nuclear weapons pose a threat to the race. Merriam-Webster

14. Culture Culture is a way of life of a group of people--the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next.

15. Racism the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/racism

16. Racist An advocate of racism; Of, relating to, or advocating racism

17. Anti-racism includes beliefs, actions, movements, and policies adopted or developed to oppose racism. In general, anti-racism is intended to promote an egalitarian society in which people do not face discrimination on the basis of their race, however defined.racism egalitariandiscriminationrace http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-racism

18. Oppression 1a : unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power. 2: a sense of being weighed down in body or mind : http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oppression

19. Affirmative Action A policy(law) or a program that seeks to redress past discrimination through active measures to ensure equal opportunity, as in education and employment. http://www.answers.com/topic/affirmative-action

20. Mixed Race Made up of, involving, or acting on behalf of various races: a multiracial society. Having ancestors of several or various races. http://www.answers.com/topic/multiracial

21. Ethnicity Of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnic?show=0&t=1289660445

22. Can Racism Be Healed? If so, share your plan… Make a “Healing Racism” poster Requirements: Title, Your plan to heal racism, a drawing showing or representing your plan or its goals. Unique Design to catch attention.

23. Objective: To examine the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. United States of America Articles of Confederation

24. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? I. Currency Issues The United States did not have a common currency. Americans carried money from the federal government, state government, and foreign nations.

25. Merchants stopped accepting money from outside of their own state, causing a lot of money to become worthless. This caused an increase in inflation.

26. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? II. Debt Congress could not tax the people and depended on money from the states. Therefore, the U.S. was unable to pay its debts! Examples: - The U.S. owed money to France, Holland, and Spain for loans made during the Revolutionary War. - The U.S. had not paid many of their own soldiers!

27. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? III. International and Domestic Problems The U.S. lacked the military power to defend itself against Great Britain and Spain. States acted as individual countries and seldom agreed. Example: - Connecticut and Virginia almost went to war over land claims!

28. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? Courts (Judicial Branch) The nation lacked a national court system. Supreme Court

29. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? President (Executive Branch) The nation did not have a President, or Chief Executive. White House

30. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? Congress (Legislative Branch) Laws were difficult to pass, needing the approval of nine states. Congress was responsible to the states, not the people. Congress had no power to collect taxes, regulate trade, coin money, or establish a military. Capitol Building