Today we will… Summarize the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation Take out paper from yesterday (Shays’ Rebellion) EXTRA CREDIT (due MONDAY!) – Shays’ Rebellion video Part VI – 2 extra credit points PART VII – 2 extra credit points PART VIII – 2 extra credit points
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The Articles of Confederation *Under the articles: - Each state had one vote - Congress could declare war, appoint military officers, & coin money.
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Today we will…Summarize the weaknesses of
the Articles of Confederation
Take out paper from yesterday (Shays’ Rebellion)
EXTRA CREDIT (due MONDAY!) – Shays’ Rebellion video
Part VI – 2 extra credit pointsPART VII – 2 extra credit pointsPART VIII – 2 extra credit points
POWERS & LIMITATIONS
Review
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
SUCCESSES
Take notes on a piece of lined paper…
The Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation (1777) = 1st American
constitution
The articles created a very loose alliance of states
Written after most state constitutions
Intended to unite the nation
Difficult to write a constitution ALL states would
approve
People feared replacing tyranny of British rule with
another strong government
The Articles of Confederation
*Under the articles:
- Each state had one vote- Congress could declare war, appoint military officers, & coin money- Congress could handle foreign affairs
The Articles of Confederation
*Congress needed 9 states to approve a law*Congress could NOT:
-regulate trade between states -regulate trade between states & foreign countries
-tax the states-force the states to contribute funds
*The articles included NO president*The articles included NO courts
Successes of the Articles of Confederation
LAND ORDINANCE OF 1785- Set up a system of settling the Northwest Territory(i.e. Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio)- divided the land into townships- Divided further into square miles to be sold for $640- set up one school per township
Successes of the Articles of Confederation
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE (1787)
- set up government for the Northwest Territory- guaranteed basic rights to settlers- outlawed slavery in the territory
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