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Date______________________________

WarmUp:WeaknessesoftheArticlesofConfederation

Objective
:StudentswillbeabletodescribepossibleproblemsthatcouldcomefromtheArticlesof
Confederation.

Directions:

Intheboxesbelow
,
predictproblemsoftheArticlesofConfederationthat
couldhaveaffectedthenationalgovernment.

TheIssue

ProvisionsintheArticlesof
Confederation

Legislative
Branch
(wherelawsare
made)

OnehouseofCongresswhereall largerstatesmaygetmadbecausetheyhavethesame
statesreceiveequal
powerassmallerstates
representation

VotingPower

Onevoteforeachstate

Representatives

Possibleproblemsthatcouldcomefromthese
provisions...

Chosenbystatelegislatures

Youcouldonlyserveoneyear
terms

9outof13statesareneededto
decideissuesofwar,peace,and
money

Judicialpowers

Thereisnocourtsystemtosettle
disputes

Powersof
Congress

decidewarandpeace

appointmilitaryleaders

requestmoneyfromstates

enterintotreatieswithother
nations

establishapostoffice

coinmoney

borrowmoneyoncredit

cannottaxthestates

Statesrights

Eachstatehasthepowertomake
itsownlawswithoutconsidering
theneedsoftheotherstates

Individualrights

Therewerenospecific
individualrightsstatedinthe
ArticlesofConfederation

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ClassNotes

US/VAObjective:Thestudentwillbeabletoexplaintheweaknessesandoutcomesofthegovernment
establishedbytheArticlesofConfederation.

RAPClassObjective:Thestudentwillmakeproductiveuseofinstructionaltime,seekingclarificationof
conceptsand/ordirectionsinatimelymanner.

Part1:ShaysRebellion

WhowasDanielShays?

1)a_______________________________________________farmer

2)foughtinthe

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3)in_________________________________afterthewar

4)organizedaround______________________________farmerstostarta

________________________________________________againsttheUnited
StatesGovernment.

Part2:EventsLeadingUptotheConstitution

FREEDOM__________________________________

FEARof_________________________________________
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CREATIONOFWEAKGOVERNMENTTHE____________________

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SHAYS________________________

BIG_____________POINTINHISTORY!!!!WHY?????

TherebellionalmostgetsoutofhandWhy?Thecountrydoesnothaveany
moneyforanarmybecauseundertheArticlesofConfederationthecountry
cannottaxanyoneonthefederallevelonlythestateshadthepowertotax.

CREATIONOFTHE________________________________

STRONGCENTRALGOVERNMENT

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Date_____________________________

IndependentPractice

Directions:Usingdetailsfromtodayslesson,writeoneparagraphtoanswerthequestion
WhydidDanielShaysandhowdidhisrebellionleadtowritingtheConstitution?

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