National Government Responsibilities and Articles of Confederation Overview
Explore the responsibilities of national government compared to local governments, the creation of the first national government in the Articles of Confederation, and the limitations it imposed. Discuss the fears influencing the weak structure and the connection between people's fear of a strong national government and the absence of a true executive.
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BELL WORK NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES GET INTO SMALL GROUPS OF 2 TO 4 WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES DO YOU THINK THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WOULD NOT? BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS WITH THE WHOLE CLASS
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What kind of national government did the founders create under the Articles of Confederation? SECONDCONTINENTALCONGRESS MET INPHILADELPHIA IN1775 ACTED AS THE FIRST GOVERNMENT OF THEUNITEDSTATES CREATED AN ARMY AND ASKEDGEORGEWASHINGTON TO LEAD IT MANAGED THE WAR AGAINSTGREATBRITAIN APPROVED THEDECLARATION OFINDEPENDENCE ONJULY4, 1776 ALSO ASKED THE13 STATES TO DEVELOP A GOVERNMENT PLAN
How did the Articles of Confederation organize the first national government? CONGRESS DID DEVELOP A PLAN FOR A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT CALLED THEARTICLES OFCONFEDERATION LOOSE CONFEDERATION OF STATES WITH EQUAL POWERS THE PEOPLE FEARED A STRONG NATIONAL GOVERNMENT THE PEOPLE ALSO FEARED THAT SOME STATES WOULD HAVE MORE POWER THAN OTHER STATES
How did the Articles of Confederation organize the first national government? FEARS INFLUENCED THE FOUNDERS WHO WROTE THE ARTICLES OFCONFEDERATION SET UP A WEAK NATIONAL GOVERNMENT WITH VERY LIMITED POWERS NONATIONAL COURTS NO TRUEEXECUTIVE
How did the Articles of Confederation organize the first national government? WEAK NATIONAL GOVERNMENT WITH VERY LIMITED POWERS CONGRESS COULD NOT TAX THE STATES OR ITS PEOPLE CONGRESS HAD TO ASK FOR MONEY EACH STATE HAD ONE VOTE; POPULATION DID NOT MATTER LAWS REQUIRED9 OF13 FOR APPROVAL AMENDMENTS REQUIRED ALL13 STATES APPROVE
THINKINGQUESTION WAS THE PEOPLE S FEAR OF A STRONG NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LACK OF A TRUE EXECUTIVE CONNECTED? EXPLAIN YOUR THOUGHTS EITHER WAY.
READING1: ROGUEISLAND: RHODEISLAND: THE LAST STATE TO RATIFY THE CONSTITUTION. READ THE SHORT HISTORY OFRHODE ISLAND S JOURNEY TO RATIFY THE CONSTITUTION. COMPLETE THE COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED.
What was accomplished under the Articles of Confederation? THEARTICLES DID HAVE SOME SUCCESSES KEPT THE STATES TOGETHER DURING THEWAR FOR INDEPENDENCE MADE THE PEACE TREATY WITHGREATBRITAIN PREVENTEDSTATES FROM CONDUCTING ITS OWN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TREATIES, AND DECLARATIONS OF WAR
What was accomplished under the Articles of Confederation? THEARTICLES DID HAVE SOME SUCCESSES PASSED THENORTHWESTORDINANCE IN1787 PROVIDED A PLAN TO ADD NEW STATES ALLOWED FOR WHAT IS NOWOHIO, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN AND PART OFMINNESOTA TO ORGANIZE THEIR OWN GOVERNMENTS
What was accomplished under the Articles of Confederation? THEARTICLES DID HAVE SOME SUCCESSES(CONTINUED) WHEN A TERRITORY HAD A LARGE ENOUGH POPULATION IT COULD JOIN THEUNION. THE NEW STATES WEREEQUALS OF THE ORIGINAL STATES THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED PUBLIC LANDS FOR EDUCATION
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What problems did the national government have under the Articles of Confederation? AFTER THEREVOLUTION ENDED, EACH STATE ACTED AS ITS OWN COUNTRY PEOPLE DID NOT THINK OF THEMSELVES ASAMERICANS; THEY IDENTIFIED AS A CITIZEN OF THEIR STATE STATES DID NOT COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
What problems did the national government have under the Articles of Confederation? THEARTICLES GOVERNMENT WAS WEAK THEARTICLES DID NOT UNITE THE STATES IT LACKED MONEY AND THE AUTHORITY TO TAX THERE WERE NO COURTS TO SETTLE DISPUTES BETWEEN STATES
What problems did the national government have under the Articles of Confederation? BY1786, LITTLE TRADE BETWEEN STATES OR WITH OTHER NATIONS IT WAS HARD FORAMERICANS TO MAKE A LIVING MANY BUSINESSES WERE FAILING PEOPLE WERE IN DEBT SOLDIERS WHO HAD FOUGHT IN THEREVOLUTION STILL HAD NOT BEEN PAID
THINKINGQUESTION WHY DO YOU THINK THEARTICLES CONGRESS JUST DIDN T AMEND THE ARTICLES CONSTITUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEMS?
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THINKING QUESTION WHATPARTSOFOURGOVERNMENTTODAY WOULDSTOPAMODERN-DAY SHAYS REBELLION?
