2 failures of the articles of confederation
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Unit I Lesson 2
Failures of the Articles of
Confederation
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Essential Questions:
• What are the origins of American government?
• What type of government was established at the Constitutional Convention of 1789?
• How was our government shaped by the historical situation at the time and the philosophical tradition that influenced the framers of the constitution?
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The
American
Revolution
1775- 1783
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“Natural Rights”
“Social
Contract”
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or “Expressed Powers”“Enumerated Powers”
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“Constitution”
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The Articles of Confederation- America’s first constitution (“rule
book” explaining the powers of government, rights of the
citizens, limits on authority, etc.)
Rule
Book
“Constitution”
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1777
Articles of
Confederation
Everything
Else
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1783
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The Articles of Confederation had several major
weaknesses:
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• Only state and local governments could tax citizens; the
federal (national) government could NOT
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• The federal government could not pay
off its debt from the Revolutionary War
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Articles of
Confederation
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• There was no national currency
(each state had its own money)
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Summing Up the
Biggest Problem
With The Articles
of
Confederation…
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Biggest Problem: The Articles of Confederation gave
individual states more power than the national government
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1777-1787
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“Daniel Shay’s Rebellion” exposed the weakness of the Articles of
Confederation and confirmed that a new constitution with a stronger national
government was needed
“Shays Rebellion”
“Shays Rebellion”
Daniel
Shays
Upper
Class
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It’s time to get the band back together…
“The Founding Fathers” or
“The Framers”
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Thomas
Jefferson
John
AdamsBenjamin
Franklin
George
Washington
Jefferson AdamsFranklinWashington
1787
…for the sole and
express purpose of
revising the
Articles of
Confederation
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“The U.S. Constitution”
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Under the Articles of Confederation the bulk
of power rested in which of the following
entities?
A. The National Congress
B. The President
C. The States
D. The Military
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Which of the following was NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation?
A. There was no federal army to prevent revolutions
B. The Articles were almost impossible to amend
C. Trade between states was almost nonexistent
D. The states did not have enough power under the Articles of Confederation
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Shay’s Rebellion is significant because it:
A. Led to the overthrow of British rule
B. Scared many of the American elites and eventually led to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
C. Led to the enactment of slavery in the South
D. Caused the American colonies to join together in the face of a threat from the French
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