PPT-Georgia’s Constitution and the Articles of Confederation

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. 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.. Constitution Making in the States. In 1776, . the Continental Congress called upon the colonies to draft new constitutions. The sovereignty of these new states, according to the theory of republicanism, would rest on the authority of the people. . What would you do in your new constitution?. British Government . Taxed citizens unfairly.. What did we do? Articles of Confederation. Gave congress no power to collect taxes.. British Government . Controlled the colonists in every way.. 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. . 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?. !. 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 . Constitution 101:. An Introduction & Overview to the US Constitution. The Articles of Confederation . 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. . 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. 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.. 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.. U.S. Constitution. © 2014 Brain Wrinkles. SS8H4ab. Standards. . SS8H4 The student will describe the impact of events that led to the ratification of . the . United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. . United States Constitution 101 Constitution 101: An Introduction & Overview to the US Constitution The Articles of Confederation 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.