Confederation
to
Constitution
Warm-Up
• Update your Table of Contents
(Government Section)
• Re-write your homework – leave it out to
be stamped
• Complete the Articles of Confederation
Warm-Up (green paper on your desk)
Date Session
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11/7
23
Activity
Page
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Articles of Confederation Warm-up Questions
42
Confederation to Constitution Note Guide
43
NOW WHAT????
Wasn’t signed by all
states until 1781 due to
concerns over who
would control Western
lands!
Weaknesses of the Articles
• The Federal government lacked power to:
– Enforce laws they created
– Tax citizens to raise money
– Regulate trade
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No Executive Branch
No Judicial Branch (courts)
9 of 13 states needed to pass a law
13 of 13 states needed to amend a law
Successes of the Articles
• Provided a form of government
through the Revolutionary War
• Passed the Land Ordinance of 1785
• Passed the Northwest Ordinance of
1787
• Led to Constitutional Convention –
creation of our Constitution
Land Ordinance of 1785
• Law that came up with a system to
divide up and sell the land west of
the Appalachian Mountains or
“Northwest Territory”
• Divided land into 6 mile – square
plots called townships
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
• Described how the
“Northwest Territory”
was to be governed
– When 5,000 free males
who owned at least 50
acres they could elect
an assembly
– When 60,000 people,
could apply to be a state
– Freedom of religion
– Slavery banned
– Trial by jury
Saying Good-bye is hard…
• Writing a Eulogy for our first form of
government, the Articles of Confederation.
– Should be written in formal language
– When were they “born”
– Briefly summarize the Articles (successes &
weaknesses)
– Describe their legacy (how did they affect the
country we live in today)
– When did they “die”
Summarizing Clip
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lj2UpUV
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