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An idea was proposed in 1776. A Virginia delegate wanted to establish a confederation among the

colonies. A confederation is a group that stands together for a common purpose. The Declaration of

Independence was signed in 1776. The American Revolution had been won. The new government of the

United States was ratified in 1781. It then had its first set of national laws. It was called the Articles

of Confederation. They outlined the powers of the new government. The Articles of Confederation

eventually failed.

There were some strengths of the Articles of Confederation. It had the ability to declare war.

They could make peace. The government could coin money. They could borrow money. The country

could deal with foreign countries. They could sign treaties. Treaties are peace agreements. The

government could operate postal offices. They regulated the delivery of mail throughout the colonies.

There were many weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. The national government could not

force the states to obey its laws. It did not have the power to tax states or people. It did not have the

power to enforce laws that were created. The Congress did not have strong leadership. There was not

a national army or navy. There was not a national court. A national court was needed to reign supreme

over state and local courts. Each state could issue its own paper money. Each state could put tariffs

on trade between states. A tariff is a tax on goods imported from another country or state.

The Articles of Confederation did not give enough power to the national government. It gave too

much power to the states. States were too powerful. The Articles required at least nine of the

thirteen states to agree before a new law could pass. Any agreement amongst the states was rare.

The national government had no authority to tax citizens. This made it very difficult to raise money.

It was hard to fund an army. It couldn’t carry out government duties. The national government had to

rely on the willingness of the states to cooperate. The states did not want to contribute money. They

didn’t contribute much support. There was little the national government could do. Most people in the

government agreed that change was necessary by 1787. It was replaced entirely by the United States

Constitution.

A warning from the republic came from Daniel Shays and his troops. He pleaded with the

Massachusetts government to ease up on citizens with debts. When the government refused, rebellion

was in store. A local militia was used to put it down. This was since there was no national army to put

down the rebellion. It made many public officials realize that a stronger government was

necessary for the new country to thrive.

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Articles of ConfederationA Virginia representative proposed to others an idea on June 7, 1776. He wanted to establish a

confederation among the colonies. A confederation is a group or organization that stands together for

a common purpose. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. The American Revolution had

been won. The new government of the United States was ratified in 1781. It then had its first set of

national laws. It was called the Articles of Confederation. They outlined the powers of the new

government. The Articles of Confederation eventually failed.

There were some strengths of the Articles of Confederation. It had the ability to declare war and

make peace. The government could coin and borrow money. The country could deal with foreign

countries and sign treaties, or peace agreements. The government could regulate and operate postal

offices and the delivery of mail throughout the colonies.

There were many weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. The national government could

not force the states to obey its laws. It did not have the power to tax states or people. It did not have

the power to enforce laws that were created. The Congress did not have strong and consistent

leadership. There was not a cohesive national army or navy. There was not a national court that reigned

supreme over state and local courts. Each state could issue its own paper money. Each state could put

tariffs on trade between states. A tariff is a tax on goods imported from another country or state.

The Articles of Confederation was that it did not give enough power to the national government. It

gave too much power to the states. States were too powerful. The Articles required at least nine of

the thirteen states to agree before a new law could pass. Any agreement amongst the states was rare.

The national government had no authority to tax citizens. This made it very difficult to raise money. It

was hard to fund an army. It couldn’t carry out government duties. The national government had to rely

on the willingness of the states to cooperate. The states did not want to contribute money. They didn’t

contribute much support. There was little the national government could do. Most people in the

government agreed that change was necessary by 1787. It was eventually replaced entirely by the

United States Constitution.

A warning from the republic came from Daniel Shays and his troops. He pleaded with the

Massachusetts government to ease up on citizens with debts. When the government refused, rebellion

was in store. A local militia was used to put it down. This was because there was no national army to put

down the rebellion. It made many public officials realize that a stronger government was necessary

for the new country to thrive.

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Articles of ConfederationOn June 7, 1776, A Virginia representative proposed to others the idea of establishing a confederation among

the colonies. A confederation is a group or organization that stands together for a common purpose. The

Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. The American Revolution had been won and a new

nation was born. The new country of the United States ratified, or accepted, its first set of national laws in 1781. It

was called the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation outlined the powers of the new government.

Unfortunately, the Articles of Confederation failed.

The strengths of the Articles of Confederation were the ability to declare war and make peace. The

government could coin and borrow money. The country could deal with foreign countries and sign treaties, or peace

agreements. The government could regulate and operate postal offices and the delivery of mail throughout the

colonies.

There were many weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. The national government could not force the

states to obey its laws. It did not have the power to tax states or people. It did not have the power to enforce laws

that were created. The Congress did not have strong and consistent leadership. There was not a cohesive national

army or navy. There was not a national court that reigned supreme over state and local courts. Each state could issue

its own paper money. Each state could put tariffs on trade between states. A tariff is a tax on goods imported from

another country or state.

One of the largest problems that was seen with the Articles of Confederation was that it did not give enough

power to the national government. It gave too much power to the states. States at the time when the Articles of

Confederation directed the government were too powerful. The Articles required at least nine of the thirteen states

to agree before a new law could pass. Any agreement amongst the states was rare. The national government had no

authority to tax citizens. This made it very difficult to raise money. It was hard to fund an army or carry out

government duties. The national government had to rely on the willingness of the states to cooperate. If the states did

not want to contribute money or support, then there was little the national government could do. By 1787, most people

in the government agreed that change was necessary. It was eventually replaced entirely by the United States

Constitution.

A warning from the republic came from Daniel Shays and his troops. He pleaded with the Massachusetts

government to ease up on citizens with debts. When the government refused, rebellion was in store. Since there was

no national army to put down the rebellion, a local militia was used to put it down. It made many public officials realize

that a stronger government was necessary for the new country to thrive.

Find the answers to the following questions in paragraph 1.

1.) What is a confederation?

2. When were the first set of national laws accepted in the United States Constitution?

3. What was the name of the first set of national laws?

4. Describe what the Articles of Confederation did for the national government?

5. The last sentence of the first paragraph stated that the Articles of Confederation eventually

failed. Without viewing paragraphs 2, 3, or 4, make an educational guess as to why it failed.

Articles of ConfederationName: _________________________________

Articles of ConfederationName: _________________________________

Paragraph 2 & 3

Fill in the t-chart that highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

strengths weaknesses

Articles of ConfederationName: _________________________________

Paragraph 4-Fill in the blanks by going back and referencing the fourth paragraph.

The Articles of __________________________ did not give ____________ power to the

________________ government. It gave too much power to the ____________. States

were too powerful. The ________________ required at least ________ of the

________________ states to agree before a new ______ could pass. Any agreement

amongst the states was ________. The national government had no authority to

______ citizens. This made it very __________________ to raise __________. It was

hard to fund an ________. It couldn't carry out ____________________ duties. The

national government had to rely on the willingness of the states to

__________________. The states did not want to ____________________ money. They

didn't contribute much support. There was ____________ the national government

could do. Most people in the government agreed that change was

__________________ by 1787. It was ________________ entirely by the United States

Articles of ConfederationName: _________________________________

Across2. this state's government was pleaded with by Shays and his troops

5. this was not available to help put down the rebellion 6. this was used to put down the rebellion instead of a national army 7. it was decided that a stronger national government was this for the new country to thriveDown

1. a warning came from the republic from this man and his troops 3. Shays and his troops wanted the government to ease up with this 4. when the government refused to ease up, this was in store

Paragraph 5-Use the clues at the bottom to find words from paragraph 5.