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BellRinger Reasons for the Convention Confederate govt had trouble with finances Britain amp Spain over landholdings amp trade Needed a stronger government to better deal with the problems. 2 Complete all information requested on the online form available at wwwcontinentaltirepromotionsca or this mail in form accurately and legibly and SURYLGH57347D57347FRS57347RI57347RXU57347UHWDLOHU57526V573475HFHLSW57347WKDW57347FOHDUO57347LQGLFD te 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: . 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. The Pursuit of Equality. The Continental Army officers formed an exclusive hereditary order called the . Society of the Cincinnati. .. Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom-. created in . 1786. by Thomas Jefferson and his co-reformers; stated that religion should not be imposed on anybody and that each person decided his/her own faith.. !. 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. 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 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 . Experimenting with Confederation During the Revolutionary War, the states had united under a similar goal: independence. However, the states were reluctant to unite under a strong central gov’t. Americans favored a LaurencLaurencDECISIO 2 2Articl 1 The obligation to protect the right to not limited for the High Contracting Parties to the duty those who harm life but implies positive preventive measures without