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The Articles of Confederation Accomplishments and Weakness

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Indirect representation: when elected officials elect higher officials Interstate commerce: trade between states Legislature: a law making body of government Tariff: a tax on imports Amendment: a change, deletion or addition to a document like a

constitution Northwest Territory: unsettled land that now contains the states of

Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio that was gained after the Revolutionary War

Land Ordinance of 1785: divided the land in the Northwest Territory Northwest Ordinance, 1787: a law that allowed for a government, civil

liberties and eventual statehood for territories Civil Liberties: guaranteed rights of citizens Separation of Powers: power of government is divided into 3 branches

(legislative, judicial, and executive) to prevent any person or group from gaining too much power

Checks and Balances: each branch limits the power of the other branches

Vocabulary

What were the accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation?

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Essential Questions

The Articles Suffered From Many Weaknesses

Indirect representationEach state chose

delegates how they saw fit.

The President of the Congress was then chosen by the delegates of the Continental Congress.

President of Congress Alexander Hamilton

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No coercive power; decisions more advisory than binding: Couldn’t collect revenue from states Couldn’t regulate interstate

commerce Shays’ Rebellion:

armed rebellion in Massachusetts 1786

led by Cpt. Daniel Shay protested economic policies and farm

foreclosures due to the inability to pay taxes to the state

militia ended it effected the writing of the Constitution

Couldn’t enforce the Treaty of Paris obligations

Repayment of debts Return of confiscated property to

Loyalists States held more power than the

central government

Shay’s Rebellion by Stan Mack

Lack of national executive and judicial functionsOnly one branch of government which was the

legislativeCould only create resolutions, determinations and

regulations even with stated powersStates held the law making legislatures, judicial

and the executive functions


Lack of taxing powerCouldn’t levy taxesCould only request money from states to run

the central government to repay foreign debtsOther countries placed tariffs and trade

restrictions on US goods; the US was not able to that


Difficulty in passing legislation2/3rds of votes from Congress to pass

legislation (9/13)Amendments had to have unanimous support

from the states


The Articles had Several Achievements and Contributions

Land Ordinance of 1785: divided the land in the Northwest Territory North of the Ohio River 6 sq. miles made a township 36 subdivision of 640 acres 640 acres was the minimum amount

of land one could purchase Sold at auction for $1.00/acre Revenue would be used to pay off

national debt Sale of one section would support

public education Problems:

Land speculators bought most of the land and then sold it off in smaller pieces because farmers couldn’t afford $640.00

Native tribes who lived in the territory were ignored. Conflicts between the Natives and land companies continued into the 1790s

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Northwest Ordinance, 1787: combined federalism, republicanism and regard for civil liberties States could be made out of the

Northwest Territory Must hold at least 265,000 sq. miles When there was population of more

than 5,000 adult males they could create:

Elected house of legislatures Legislative council Governor and Judges appointed by

Congress When 60,000 free people lived in the

territory they could: Elect delegates to write a constitution Elect and appoint state government

officials Apply for statehood If their constitution was accepted by

Congress, they would become a state


Developed the privileges and immunities of citizenship Guaranteed six civil liberties and

rights for the Northwest Territory Freedom of religion Writ of habeas corpus Trial by jury Protection of property No cruel and unusual punishment Sanctity of contracts Also…

Encouraged free public education Encouraged respect of Indian lands Slavery prohibited but was only

accepted at the Constitutional Convention by the South when it added the Fugitive Slave law applied in the Northwest Territory and that slavery could expand west, south of the Ohio River


Developed the concept of limited governmentExperimented with a

weak central government with no real power

Influenced the idea for the separation of powers and checks and balances in the US Constitution



Essential Questions

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The Articles of Confederation:Accomplishments and Weaknesses

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Indirect representation: when elected officials elect higher officials Interstate commerce: trade between states Legislature: a law making body of government Tariff: a tax on imports Amendment: a change, deletion or addition to a document like a

constitution Northwest Territory: unsettled land that now contains the states of

Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio that was gained after the Revolutionary War

Land Ordinance of 1785: divided the land in the Northwest Territory Northwest Ordinance, 1787: a law that allowed for a government, civil

liberties and eventual statehood for territories Civil Liberties: guaranteed rights of citizens Separation of Powers: power of government is divided into 3 branches

(legislative, judicial, and executive) to prevent any person or group from gaining too much power

Checks and Balances: each branch limits the power of the other branches

Vocabulary



Essential Questions


Indirect representationEach state chose

delegatesThe delegates voted

on the President of Congress.

President of Congress Alexander Hamilton

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No coercive power; they couldn’t force the colonies to do anything, they could just ask or advise: Couldn’t collect taxes Couldn’t control trade between

states Shays’ Rebellion:

armed rebellion in Massachusetts 1786

led by Daniel Shay against farm foreclosures (having

your farm taken away) because they couldn’t pay taxes to the state

militia ended it Couldn’t make colonies follow the

Treaty of Paris agreements: Pay back debt Return Loyalist property

States held more power than the central government

Shay’s Rebellion by Stan Mack

Lack of national executive and judicial functionsLegislature was the only branch of governmentCould only ask the states to follow their ideasStates held the law making legislatures, judicial

and the executive functions


Lack of taxing powerCouldn’t taxCould only ask states to give it money to run

the government and repay debtsOther countries placed tariffs on US goods; the

US was not able to that


Difficulty in passing legislation 2/3rds of votes from Congress to pass laws

(9/13)All states had to agree to an amendment



Land Ordinance of 1785: divided the land in the Northwest Territory 6 sq. miles made a township 36 subdivision of 640 acres 640 acres was the smallest

amount of land that could be bought

Sold at auction for $1.00/acre Money made helped pay debts One section must have a

school Problems:

People bought it and then sold it to make money

Natives and land companies fought each other

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Northwest Ordinance, 1787: States could be made out of the

Northwest Territory When 5,000 adult males lived

there they could have:an elected legislaturea legislative councilA Governor and Judges appointed

by Congress When 60,000 free people lived in

the territory they could:write a constitutionelect and appoint state

government officialsapply for statehood if their constitution was accepted

by Congress, they would become a state


Developed the privileges and immunities of citizenship Gave six civil liberties and rights

for the Northwest Territory Freedom of religion Writ of habeas corpus (being

brought in front of a judge to decide whether or not a prisoner should be held or let go)

Trial by jury Protection of property No cruel and unusual punishment Sanctity of contracts Also…

Encouraged free public education Encouraged respect of Indian lands Slavery was not allowed


Developed the concept of limited governmentTried out a weak

central government with no real power

Influenced the idea for the separation of powers and checks and balances in the US Constitution



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