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 Articles of Confederation Warm-up Questions

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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

• 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=1lj2UpUVqzE