Brainstorm what you think the word below means

Brainstorm what you think the word below means and With the definition that I gave you now write a sentence using the word write your thoughts in your Circle Map Share your sentence with your table and let them share their sentence Now with your shoulder mate discuss what you think the word means and add to your circle Map a group of people, countries, organizations, that are joined loosely together in some activity or effort Synonyms Confederation alliance federation the smaller nations were forced to form a confederation out of self-defense The American formed a confederation when developing their government the Articles of Confederation.

Read, Write, Pair, Share Read page 116 in the SS TEK book. What is Government? Government is … Government is the system of people, laws, and officials that define and control the country that you live in.

Why government matters to you! • To be a productive member of your society you must be informed and understand how your government work. • If you do not know your rights they can be taken away and you would not even know to fight for them.

Representative Democracy • After having a king the colonies knew they wanted a voice in their government. They decided to set up a Representative Democracy. is a type of government where the people are ruled by popularly elected representatives.

The Basic Principle • Country should be a republic – • A republic is when the citizens rule through elected representatives

Articles of Confederation America’s First Government

The Articles of Confederation 1781 In May of 1776 the Continental Congress asked the states to organize their governments and each move quickly to adopt a state constitution. The Continental Congress also appointed a committee to draw up plans for a new central government to coordinate the war for Independence.

The Articles of Confederation 1781 They wrote the Articles of Confederation, which created a league of independent states. Under the Articles of Confederation it created, Congress had limited authority. Although the Articles had many weaknesses, Americans were able to win the war of Independence.

Articles of Confederation • An agreement by the states to work together to replace the monarchy (king)

Weakness of the Articles of Confederation 1. No President 2. Weak Central Government 3. Government Can’t tax (no money honey) 4. Can’t Regulate Trade (between states) 5. No Court system 7. Changing Constitution required unanimous approval 6. Government can’t raise an Army 8. Passing laws required 9 of 13 states approval.

Articles of Confederation Weaknesses • states more powerful than national government • national government couldn’t tax states = no army or navy • no chief executive (president) or federal courts • states print own money and set tariffs (taxes) = WEAK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT that protected the states

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Shay’s Rebellion • Rebellion by Massachusetts farmers angry over high taxes $$ • Farmer named Daniel Shays led an armed rebellion of 1000! • Massachusetts finally raises a militia and defeats Shays men

Results of Shays’ Rebellion • Exposed (proved) the Articles of Confederation were too weak to govern the nation • Needed a NEW PLAN of government!

The Articles ONLY Success!!! Northwest Ordinance 1787 • The original 13 colonies had to give up claims to the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains • Territory could apply for statehood when population = 60, 000 • New states would be equal to old states

Get out your SS TEKS Book Turn to page 119 • Read acting as an Amateur Historian Then answer the two questions that follow on your own. * Discuss with your group your answers and make adjustments to your answer if you need to.

What to do about the Articles of Confederation • They only way to correct the Articles of Confederation is to start with a new government (clean slate). • The founding fathers called a meeting to address the concerns of the Articles of Confederation and come up with a new government that fixed all the mistakes of the Articles of Confederation.

Problem Solved • Issues lead to drafting of the Constitution by James Madison in 1787

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