Articles of Confederation

Use this Do Now if students are reading 8.1

and doing CN in class as Lesson 1.

Turn to 8.1 on p. 205. List the 7

vocabulary terms.

Needs to be done night before Notes PPT for Articles.

Read 8.1 (p. 205-209).

Create 25 Cornell Notes as you read.

Why do you think the states

wanted to form a national

government at all? (Why not

simply remain 13 independent

states?) See p. 206, 4th paragraph.

Do Now ANSWERED

1. During the American Revolutionary War, Americans needed to UNITE to win the war. Silas Deane (from CT) said: “United we stand, divided we fall.”

learn about the Articles of

Confederation and its weaknesses

AGENDA

1. Read an Intro from History Alive

2. Lecture & PPT Notes – use the notes HO and your Unit Notes Packet

Do we need any government?

What would happen without an organized government of any kind?

What were the colonists most afraid of in forming a new government?

REPUBLIC – a government in which the people choose representatives to govern them

In 1776 the Continental Congress passed a plan for a national government – THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

The national government would be run by a Confederation Congress

All the states approved the Articles of Confederation in 1781 and it became the official government

The national government could wage war, make peace, sign treaties, and issue money

The Articles of Confederation left most of the power to the states

The Articles did negotiate a peace with England after the war and set up a plan to organize the Northwest Territory

The Articles created a very weak *national government and had many weaknesses

*What is a national government?

1) Lacked power to enforce laws

2) Lacked the power to levy taxes

3) Could not regulate trade between the states

4) All 13 states had to vote yes to change the Articles

Other weaknesses included no military, no President, no national court system, no national control over trade with other countries

The Articles of Confederation were just a temporary solution Think: To what problem????

Now copy the four weaknesses into Part 1 of your UNP.

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Debt!

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