PPT-The Big Picture: The Articles of Confederation, under which the thirteen colonies had

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. Sixteen of the individuals who signed the Articles of Confederation also signed the Declaration of Independence Congress approved the Articles of Confederation in 1777 and a copy was sent to each of the thirteen states for ratication The rst signing &. The Constitution. The central fact of the Articles was that they "established a form of government in which Americans were citizens of their own states first and the United States second.". . Unit 3. Articles Of Confederation - Vocabulary. 1. Ratify. 2. Furious. 3. Discontent. 4. Unicameral. 5. Currency. 6. Tariff. 7. Creditor. 8. Treaty. 9. Shay’s Rebellion. 10. National Government. Articles Of Confederation – Government under the Articles. Strengths . Weaknesses. America’s 1. st. Constitution 1781-1789. The first system of government designed by the Founding Fathers was a Confederation. Under a Confederate system, the National or Central Government is given only a few powers, while most of the power is reserved for the States. . SS9. The Advantages of Confederation: . EASTern. Canada. After achieving . responsible . government, the next major step for Canada was . confederation . It’s supporters believed that it would bring economic . SS9 – 4/10/17. The Advantages of Confederation: Eastern Canada. After achieving . responsible . government, the next major step for Canada was . confederation . It’s supporters believed that it would bring economic . 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 . This was our 1. st. National Government. 1 House (unicameral) legislature (congress). Each state would have only 1 vote. 9 states to pass a law. The only way to amend (change) the constitution was to have all states agree. One . Nation’s . Attempt to Avoid Devolution. In the Beginning. The Article's ratification (proposed in 1777) was completed in 1781, legally uniting the states by compact into the "United States of America" as a union with a . &. The Constitution. The central fact of the Articles was that they "established a form of government in which Americans were citizens of their own states first and the United States second.". . 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. Strengths. and . Weaknesses. Adoption of Articles. Articles of Confederation. Confederacy or “League of Friendship” among . states.. All states ratified it by March, . 1781. Continued operation of Gov. set forth by the . 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 .