essential question : what were the long-term problems with the articles of confederation?
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• Essential Question:–What were the long-term problems with
the Articles of Confederation?
• CPUSH Agenda for Unit 3.1: –Clicker Preview Questions–Articles of Confederation notes–Today’s HW: 5.1–Unit 3 Test: September 24
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When Americans declared independence in 1776,
they needed to form a new government
They wanted to form a republic where citizens vote for elected leaders
to represent them
They wanted to protect citizens & individual states from a powerful
national government
King George III
The American republic would be a more “enlightened”
version of the Roman Senate
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When independence was declared, the 13 colonies became independent states
Each state had its own constitution, legislature, & an elected governor;
8 states had Bills of Rights But, the USA needed a national gov’t to do
things that states could not, like sign treaties
& form a military
America’s 1st national gov’t was the
Articles of Confederation (1777-1789)
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This “confederation” style gov’t loosely connected the states under a weak national government
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Confederation Government in New York City
Each state could send between 2-7 representatives to the national congress, but each state had only 1 voteTo pass a law,
9 of the 13 states had to agree
The national congress could make laws, settle disputes between
states, negotiate treaties, handle Indian affairs, oversee a military
But all other powers were left up to the states
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Confederation Government in New York City
Americans did not want to re-create a powerful gov’t like the one they just fought the Revolutionary War
to break away from
So, the national gov’t had
no president & could not tax the states or citizens
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Western Lands, 1783Western Land Claims, 1783
The lands between the Appalachian
Mountains & Mississippi River that were acquired from the British in 1783 were claimed by numerous states.
Many of these land claims overlap.
How should we solve this problem?
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The United States, 1783Areas of Settlement, 1783
The Articles established a good system of settling
western lands
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Western Land
Claims Ceded by the States
First, states had to cede (give up) their
claims to lands in the west to the national
gov’t
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Congress passed the Land Ordinance of 1785 to create an orderly way
to divide the west into townships & farms
Selling western lands was the only way the national
gov’t could generate money since it did not have the power to tax
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Land Ordinance of 1785Section 16 of the each township was set aside for a public school
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 gave government to the territories
When a territory had
5,000 residents, it could create a self-governing
legislatureWhen a territory
had 60,000 residents,
it could apply to become a
U.S. stateSlavery was outlawed in the NW
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Closure Questions The Articles of Confederation
were created intentionally weak– What powers does the
national government have?
– What powers do the individual state governments have?
– What problems do you predict will occur because of these political weaknesses?