PPT-Articles of Confederation

Articles Background 1 st constitution for the colonies Confederation form of government Colonies would remain separate and independent Banded together to form a cohesive defense Articles provisions. 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 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.. &. 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.". . ISS . September 16, 2016. LAST CALL…. If you did not turn in your . “Declaration of Independence” . questions yesterday, . turn them in NOW.. So the “13 united States” declared their independence…. 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 . !. 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.. 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.. Section 1. Ch 8. . Moving West. Daniel Boone & many others cut a path through the Appalachian Mountains to get to Kentucky. They called this path . Wilderness Road . – it opened Kentucky to settlement. Why weakness?. Constitution of the United States. Levying Taxes. Federal Courts. Regulation of trade. Executive. Amending document. Representation. of states. Raising an army. Interstate commerce. Disputes. &. 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.. 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 .