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Bartlett Mr S Adams Mr Hopkins Mr Sherman Mr R R Livingston Mr Dickinson Mr McKean Mr Stone Mr Nelson Mr Hewes Mr E Rutledge and Mr Gwinnett On the 12th of July 1776 the committee reported a draft of the Articles of Confederation which was printed f. The Articles of Confederation. Artemus Ward. Dept. of Political Science. Northern Illinois University. aeward@niu.edu. http://www.niu.edu/polisci/faculty/profiles/ward/. Introduction. The colonies finally agreed to act collectively in the face of British government decisions that threatened their livelihood.. Chapter 2 Sec 2. “. We must all hang together or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” – Ben Franklin. Question of the Day…. 1. What problems could a basketball team with all five star players have? Does individual brilliance without teamwork win championships?. Free and Independent States. Lee Resolution. Richard Henry Lee, a delegate from Virginia, read a resolution before the Continental Congress "that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved." . Clean out outbox.. Glue . everything into your notebooks.. Finish . vocabulary . Frayer. model from Friday if . you have . not done so already.. Grab . worksheet from the stool and complete. Then glue into your notebook.. I can identify and describe the important people and events associated with the Declaration of Independence.. I can explain why the Declaration of Independence is important and name its key political concepts.. Free and Independent States. Lee Resolution. Richard Henry Lee, a delegate from Virginia, read a resolution before the Continental Congress "that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved." . Fix-a-Failure. Articles of Confederation. After winning our independence from Great Britain in the Revolutionary War, the new country . needed to develop some form of governmental system. . . Many wanted to be . AMERICAN REVOLUTION. The Second Continental Congress. May 1775, Colonial leaders met for a Second Continental Congress, to decide their next move.. Some called for Independence, some for reconciliation.. The Articles of Confederation. The Articles were written in 1777 by John Dickinson, a Penn. statesman . The Articles were accepted by Congress in 1781 and is considered the first national constitution. Chapter 5: Creating A New Government. Main Idea:. In order to carry on the war and build a new nation, Americans had to create a framework of government, but their first attempt had many weaknesses.. What is a constitution?. Why were the Articles of confederation written?. When were the Articles of Confederation written?. Do we still follow the Articles of Confederation today?. Name the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.. The Declaration of Independence. Articles of Confederation. Constitution. Bill of Rights. The Declaration of Independence . The Declaration of Independence . The Basics:. Contents of the Declaration. The events surrounding the American Revolution transformed British colonists into American citizens.. Second Continental Congress. South . Carolinians served as delegates to the Second Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was . As the end of the American Revolution approached and it seemed possible that the colonies may claim victory, the Continental Congress met to create a plan to govern their new country. . In 1781 the Articles of .