A Growing Country, Growing Problems• Hand in Ch 7 GR Packet

• Prepare for notes

Weak National Government

Foreign Affairs Armed Forces Borrow Money Issue Money

Lacked– Regulate Trade– Force military

Service– Impose taxes– Raise money

The States Had most of the

power under Articles Could deny requests

by the Central Gov’t Semi-Autonomous

Under the Articles of Confederation

Congress was 1 vote per 1 state 9 in favor to pass law 13 in favor to amend articles

Very Difficult to get anything done

Why would the new nation create such a weak government?

THE GROWTH OF THE NEW COUNTRY

THE POSITIVES OF A OF C

After Independence

Articles of Confederation approved in 1781

Growth Proclamation of 1763 gone Westward Settlement begins

Central Government to sell land for revenue.

Jefferson’s Idea Divide into self governing districts Certain population = petition for

statehood

HOW TO SELL THE LAND?

Ordinance of 1785 Procedure for dividing and selling land Township 6mi x 6mi / 36 sections of 640 Acres Sold at 1 acre per 1 dollar

Statehood?

Northwest Ordinance 1787 Single District N of Ohio and E of

Mississippi 60,000 could become a state No Slavery Law protecting rights

– Trial By Jury– Freedom of religion

Work Update your Articles of Confederation

Worksheet from yesterday to include todays information

Western Land Claims Map Activity– Use maps on front table

Critical Thinking Activity Create a Mind Map

– Topic “Articles of Confederation”– Create and demonstrate connections

between material and topic– Show relationships

Vocab Sheet Activity 217 / glossary

The Township System Enrichment Activity

7-1

Warm Up

Prepare for Notes

Troubles with the Articles of

Confederation

Land Sales Good, Other Problems Bad!

Foreign Problems Money Problems Economic Problems Trade Problems

Foreign Problems England Failure to meet

terms of Treaty of Paris 1783

Spain Closed Mississippi

Unfair Trade Britain closed West Indies to colonial trade

Customs duties source of money for Nat. Govt.

Money Problems Debt

How, under the Articles of Confederation could the National Government run into money problems?

Economic Depression Inflation – What is Inflation?

Slow economic activity Unemployment up

Economic Depression Crops in the South damaged Most governmental money went to

debt payments Shortage of hard currency

Tough Times for Farmers Many states taxed farmers Farmers unable to pay Lost farms and went to jail

1786 - Shay’s Rebellion Capt Daniel Shays Western

Massachusetts Jefferson on the

revolt - “A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.”

Weaknesses of the Articles

Ineffective national government States too powerful

– Clashes between the states Economic Depression

Why did we create a National Government that was so weak?

Were the states too powerful? Were they responsible for many of the issues?

Call for Change Led By:

– Alexander Hamilton – Lawyer– James Madison – Planter / Lawyer

Revise the Government!

The Annapolis Convention

Lack of ability to regulate commerce States taxing each other unfairly

Its Time to Meet! Constitutional Convention – May 1787

CT Northwest Territory

Illustrated Problems with the Articles

Grab a blank piece of paper, and in separate cells, illustrate the problems of the Articles of Confederation

Use color, and label each cell with what the problem

Writing Activity Assume the role of James Madison: Write a letter to a fellow politician urging

them to meet to discuss the problems of the Articles of Confederation

Must be a 3 paragraph persuasive piece and include facts from our discussions of the Articles of Confederation

Vocab Activity Complete for HW Due Wed 10/14

CONSTITUTION PERMISSION FORMS IN!