Chapter 7: Confederation to Constitution EQ: How do new ideas change the way people live? Articles of Confederation Constitution Constitutional Convention.

Chapter 7: Confederation to Constitution

EQ: How do new ideas change the way people live? Articles of

Confederation

Constitution

Constitutional Convention

Timeline

Academic Vocabulary (pg.182) Bicameral Republic Ordinance Articles of Confederation (pg.184) Northwest Ordinance 1787 (pg. 186) Shay’s Rebellion (PowerPoint)

Articles of Confederation

Confederation Congress

From 1776 to 1787, the USA was governed by a group of men called the Confederation Congress.

These men accomplished four important things: 1. Governed the nation during the war2. Negotiated the Treaty of Paris3. Ratified the Articles of Confederation4. Passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

The Making of a Republic

The Confederation Congress agreed to create a republic. A government in which citizens rule

through elected officials All states adopted a constitution

(plan of government) Most states set up a two-house

(bicameral) legislatures.

The Northwest Territory

The Confederation Congress set up ordinances (laws) on how to divide the Western lands that it now controlled.

The Northwest Ordinance 1787 The Northwest Ordinance described

how these new lands were to be governed. It was important because it set a pattern for the orderly growth of the United States.

Requirements of the Northwest Ordinance

Conditions for Settlement Conditions for Statehood

Slavery was outlawed in the Northwest Territory

Freedom of Religion was guaranteed

Trial by Jury was guaranteed

When a territory had at least 60,000 people, they could apply to become a new state

Activity

Complete the Northwest Territories Worksheet Cause and Effect Map Skills

The Articles of Confederation (1781-1789) During the American

Revolution, the original 13 states ratified (or agreed to) a document called: The Articles of Confederation.

- Articles provided for a central government

The Articles of ConfederationPowers Given to Federal Government in the Articles

Powers NOT GIVEN to the Federal Government in the Articles

Wage war Make peace Sign treaties Issue money

No power to enforce laws

No power to levy taxes

No power to regulate trade

Required all 13 states to approve changes to the Articles

The Weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to problems after the war. Because the Federal government

couldn’t levy taxes, they had no way of getting money to pay soldiers that had fought in the war.

This led to rebellions and violence.

Problems continued: Individual states

had the power to tax their citizens. Some states took advantage. Massachusetts was taxing its people into poverty.

This led to Shay’s Rebellion

Shay’s Rebellion

Daniel Shay was a farmer that had served in the Continental Army.

He was about to lose his farm because he could not pay the state taxes.

He led a group of angry farmers to steal weapons from the government and the Governor sent troops to stop them.

The rebellion ended quickly but emphasized the weaknesses of the government to collect taxes and protect the citizens. As a result Congress called a meeting to address these issues.

Activity

Complete the following Question: Write the Question and Answer

Lesson 1: “Articles of Confederation” Read pg. 123-124 Questions #1-6

Lesson 2: “Forging a Constitution”

- Read pg. 128-129- Question #1-4