Warm-Up
Thinking about the Articles of Confederation:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Why was not having a president a
weakness?
Why was Congress not being able to tax a
weakness?
Why was it hard to pass laws?
Who had more power, the federal
government or the states?
Why did the founding fathers make the
Articles like this?
Speed Skills Challenge
Magic Number: 16
 Time: 3:30
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Class Mottos
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Who are we? Diamonds!
Class Mottos
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“Swing your machete!”
Today’s Objective
Team Haughton’s 2020 Diamonds will:
Summarize
Shays Rebellion and it’s impact
on the country
Shays’ Rebellion pg. 127
Unit 4: The United States Creates a Government
Who
Former Continental Army soldier Daniel
Shays
 Other angry farmers
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What & Why
Led retired soldiers and farmers in an
armed protest (insurrection, rebellion)
 Angry about high state taxes in
Massachusetts
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When & Where
1786
 Massachusetts
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Major Issue
The Federal (national/central)
government could not stop it
 Massachusetts eventually did
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Impact
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Shays’ Rebellion proved that the national
government was too weak to handle
major crises and issues
Impact
Scares country
 Founding Fathers decide to meet again
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Check for Understanding
What happened during Shays’ Rebellion?
 How will this impact the country?
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Independent Practice
RAFT
Role
Audience
Format
Topic
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
George
Washington
Benjamin
Franklin
King George III
Wife (Martha)
Other founding
fathers
Royal advisers and
friends
Sad poem
Invitation to
Constitutional
Convention to
create new plan
Mean, sarcastic
speech making fun
of Americans
Shays’ Rebellion & its impact on the country
Cool-Down
1.
Summarize Shays’ Rebellion.
Shays Rebellion was when…
2.
Summarize its impact on the country.
Shays’ Rebellion impacted the country by…
Lifework
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Complete the reading assignment