PPT-The Articles of Confederation

Strengths Weaknesses Americas 1 st Constitution 17811789 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 . Georgia Studies. SS8H4 The student will describe the impact of events that led to the ratification of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.. a. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of both the Georgia Constitution of 1777 and the Articles of Confederation and explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to a need to revise the Articles.. Kevin R. Hardwick. Spring 2012.  . LECTURE . 10. The . “Critical Period:” 1781-1787. GHIST 225: US History. Kevin R. Hardwick. Spring 2012.  . Part One: . The . Articles of . Confederation. Part Two: . Georgia Studies. SS8H4 The student will describe the impact of events that led to the ratification of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.. a. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of both the Georgia Constitution of 1777 and the Articles of Confederation and explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to a need to revise the Articles.. Objectives: Students will be able to identify the strengths and weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.. Question: What power that our government holds do you think is the most important? Why?. 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 . Watch the video clip!. How many states can you name in 6 minutes?. Enquiry Question: . How significant is the US Constitution?. Learning Outcomes. To . understand the history of the American revolution. !. CONTRASTING . THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION . AND . THE CONSTITUTION. IF IT’S BROKEN, FIX IT!. Remember that in the Preamble to the Constitution, one of the goals of the new government was to “form a more perfect union.” This phrase was in direct response to the problems the country was having under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation did NOT form a “perfect union” or even unite the states very much at all. Under the Articles of Confederation, each state still wanted to act like its own separate country. Therefore, the important fact to remember about our U.S. Constitution was that it was a direct response to the problems created by the weak central government under the Articles of Confederation. Even more significantly, the purpose of our Constitution is to protect the rights of citizens by providing rules that the national and state governments must follow.. 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 . Articles of Confederation. In 1777 the Second Continental Congress passed the first official plan for national government, the Articles of Confederation.. After the Revolutionary War, weaknesses in the Articles led to conflicts among the states, sparking calls for a stronger national government.. 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. &. 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.". . 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..