7.2 Big Idea What problems contributed to the forming of our government? What problems contributed to the forming of our government?

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Vocabulary Terms tariffs tariffs interstate commerce interstate commerce inflation inflation debtors debtors creditors creditors depression depression Shays’ Rebellion Shays’ Rebellion Daniel Shays Daniel Shays

Ch7 Section 2 Problems in the New Nation Objective 1 - Describe how other nations treated the new U.S. government.

I. A Lack of Respect A. Under Articles of Confederation, Congress could not force states to provide an army, which made it difficult to protect citizens or enforce international treaties. B. Britain had not yet abandon forts on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes, as required by the Treaty of Paris C. Spain closed lower Mississippi River to U.S. shipping, which hurt western farmers.

Questions 1. What does international problems mean? 2. List the countries that the new National government had problems with? 3. Explain each problem we had with each country. 4. What did these events lead people to think about our government.

Important Questions How did the lack of an army affect relations with foreign countries?  United States had no military to motivate or force other nations to respect its rights.

Ch7 Section 2 Problems in the New Nation Objective 2 - Examine the economic problems that arose under the Articles of Confederation.

Economy What is an economy? What is an economy? What is unequal trade? What is unequal trade? What is a tariff? What is a tariff? How did Britain hunt the United states in trade? How did Britain hunt the United states in trade? Did anything good come out of our troubles with trade? Did anything good come out of our troubles with trade?

II. Trouble with Trade A. British Economic Policy A.Closed many ports in the British West Indies to American Ships B.Placed high duties on U.S. exports, such as rice, tar, and tobacco. B. Effects on the economy A.American exports dropped, while British imports rose B.British merchants could sell British-manufactured goods in the United States at much lower prices than manufactured goods made locally. C. Responses 1.Confederation Congress could not set tariffs-taxes on imports and exports. 2.American merchants sought new foreign markets, such as in China and France.

Important Questions How did British trade policies hurt the U.S. economy?  It hurt sale of American goods in Britain.  Lowered American exports.  Created trade imbalance with Britain.  Made it hard for American manufacturers to compete.

Ch7 Section 1 Problems in the New Nation Objective 3 - Analyze the causes and consequences of Shays’ Rebellion

III. Economic Problems at Home A. National Government. 1.Confederate Congress could not regulate interstate commerce – trade between two or more states – so trade laws differed from state to state. 2.Inflation. B. Approval. 1.Second Continental passed Articles of Confederate and then sent document to each state legislature for ratification, or approval. 2.Final state, Maryland, ratified Articles of Confederation in March 1781

Important Questions What document served as the plan of government for the new United States?  Articles of Confederation

Ch7 Section 1 The Articles of Confederation Objective 4 - Explain what the Northwest Ordinance accomplished.

Western Lands

IV. Forming a Union A. The Northwest Territory. 1.Confederation Congress planned to sell western lands to raise money. 2.Land ordinance of 1785 set up system for surveying and dividing public lands. B. Northwest Territory of Northwest Ordinance of 1787 created Northwest Territory- included what is now Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin- and its political system. 2.Created a system for adding new states; banned slavery in the Northwest Territory