Warm-up- next left hand page1. What is a charter?

2. What does “unalienable rights” mean?

3. Name the 3 unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.

4. Which document was a model for the U.S. Bill of Rights?

5. Which document granted the colonists English citizenship? 6. Which document granted religious freedom?

Check Point due

today

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

The first constitution of the United States:

Title: Articles of Confederation

Essential Questions

1. What is the Articles of Confederation?

2. What were some of the weaknesses of the Articles that led to the writing of a new constitution?

Preview ActivityTask: Your group is going to establish a

colony anywhere in the universe. Decide on answers to the following questions:

Where will it be? What will it be named? List 3 rules for your colony. What type of government will it have Who will lead? How will you decide who will lead? Create a national symbol (s) (examples: animal, flower, flag…)

2. Make a flag to represent your colony.

VOTE!

Let’s unite our colonies as one!First we have to decide on some important

ideas!

1. What will we be called? 2. What type of government will we have? 3. What should be one will be our national

flag or symbol?

Reflection

What did you learn from this activity about creating a colony and having your colony unite with other colonies?

Let’s learn a little about the Articles of Confederation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbP0JWQeXag

Loosely stated, the Articles are an agreement between states to “do what is needed” without anyone to oversee them.

The reason was that the states were nervous of anyone or state having power.

They had just overthrown a King, they were scared to set up a new kingship, so they created a weak government, which was soon changed…

Warm-up Be in your seat by the

time the bell rings with your notebook.

Have your notebook opened to the Articles of Confederation reading assignment you were doing at the end of last class

Blocks 2 and 3

You need to start out by getting your partner folder from last class.

We need to finish the Declaration of Independence first.

Pairs Reading Activity

1. Meet with your 9:00 partner

2. Read textbook pages 40-42.

3. Answer the 10 questions on your worksheet

4. You have 20 minutes

1. What was one thing theindividual states could not do on

their own?

Raise and maintain a large army to fight the British

2. What was the first constitution of the United States called?

Articles of Confederation

Article I. The Stile of this Confederacy shall be "The United States of America."

3. What is a “confederation”?

It is a group of people of states that come together for a common purpose.

Article III. The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them…

4. The Articles set up a one house legislature in which each state had one vote.

Article V Each State shall maintain

its own delegates in a meeting of the States, and while they act as members of the committee of the States.

In determining questions in the united States, in Congress assembled, each State shall have one vote.

Did you know?

George Washington might had been our first president, but he did not start until 1789. We had no president under the Articles of Confederation!

5. What two powers did the states refuse to give to Congress?

Power to tax Power to enforce laws

6. By 1781 all 13 states had ratified the Articles of Confederation

7. In what ways were the Articles of Confederation weak?

Needed 9 states to agree to pass a law

All 13 states had to agree to amend the Articles

Congress could not enforce laws No governor or court system

Why did the Congress set up a form of government with the Articles of Confederation that was weak in so many areas?

8. The country faced serious financial troubles. Unable to collect taxes , the Congress had to borrow money.

9. What factors led to Shay’s Rebellion?

Public insecurity Heavy taxes Loss of farms and money

(property)

10. In 1787, 12 of the states sent delegates to a meeting in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation.

This leads to the

Constitutional Convention.

Articles of Confederation Notes Established the first form of national

government for the independent states Maintained that major powers resided

(stayed) with the states Created a weak central government (no

power to tax or enforce laws) Led to the writing of the U.S.

Constitution

Write your conclusion

HomeworkComplete the back of the reading activity.

Read over the section of the Articles and summarize it in your own words.

Example: “The Stile of this Confederacy shall be the “United States of America”

Translation:

Class Assignments

1. Complete the Quick Check Assessment

It is not a grade. We will go over the answers.

2. Begin working on the Tic-Tac-Toe Review Project.

This is due next class.