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Bellringer: Analyze the image below and explain how it relates to American independence.

BELLRINGER (Take out Timeline or fill out Missing Assignment Slip) “...That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it....” Which Enlightenment idea is evident in this quote? Explain how that idea connects.

Need for Unity If the colonies were to be successful against Great Britain, it was imperative that they stand united. 13 separate states would be easily conquered by Britain.

Articles of Confederation

“Articles of Confederation” The “Articles of Confederation” was the first attempt at a constitution for the American states. A “confederation” is a group of individuals (or governments) who band together for a common purpose. - a league of friendship! AofC established a system for cooperation among strong independent states united by a weak central government.

Articles of Confederation The “Articles of Confederation” created a one house (unicameral) legislature called Congress, with each state having one vote. The main powers of the Confederation Congress included overseeing the army and passing laws. Shoulder partner activity – why did they give this power to the Confederation Congress?

Problems Quickly Begin! By 1781, all 13 states ratified, or approved, the Articles. Strict voting requirements to amend, meaning change, the Articles of Confederation required all 13 states’ approval – this made it very difficult to change any part of the Articles. The government under the AofC was very weak!

Revolutionary War In 1783, the “united States” defeated Great Britain after 7 years of war. The Articles of Confederation was successful in accomplishing its goal! The “Treaty of Paris” ended the conflict. The new Congress found itself deep in debt (as did the states).

Problems Quickly Begin! The states liked the A of C at first because each state was said to have equal power and were totally independent of one another. However, problems would arise that were too big to ignore.

The confederal government seemed like a good idea at the time…

… but it was a total disaster.

Problems Quickly Begin! During the Revolution, the Confederation Congress was effective because it helped the colonists UNITE to FIGHT and win the American Revolution After the Revolution, the problems were obvious… Weaknesses No central leadership to enforce laws or treaties (executive) No national court system to carry out justice (judicial) No power to regulate commerce (trade) No power to tax the people. (Left deep in debt) No power to raise an army (had no $$) Any changes made to the Articles required UNANIMOUS consent of all 13 states!!

The Government looked good, but had no real power!

Failure of the “Articles of Confederation”

Shays’ Rebellion (1786-1787)

Shays’ Rebellion (1786-1787) In Massachusetts, a farmer named Daniel Shays-- led over 1,200 farmers on a raid against a federal arsenal (armory). This was called “Shays’ Rebellion”. Shays was upset because of the state government’s increasing taxes due to their large debt meant that the farmers were unable to pay, resulting in the loss their farms/homes. Shays was protesting the seizure of his farm by the government. The gov’t stopped the rebellion, but realized there was a BIG problem!

Articles of Confederation Video

Failure of the Articles of Confederation By 1787, most realized that the Articles of Confederation would not provide the type of government Americans wanted The A of C created a confederal government system that was WEAK! This was a major flaw that would eventually lead to a federal system with a STRONG central government where power was shared between the national government and the states.

Return to Philadelphia After Shays’ Rebellion, 12 of the 13 states (all but Rhode Island) agreed to return to Philadelphia to revise/fix the “Articles of Confederation”. Right away, it became obvious at the meeting that the Articles could not be fixed. They were just too WEAK! Instead, the delegates at the convention decided that they needed to completely start over and write a new constitution all together. This meeting would turn into the Constitutional Convention where the delegates would write a whole new plan of government called the U.S. Constitution. The goal of the delegates was to create a stronger central government – a Federal System to replace the Confederal one under the Articles.

George Washington’s Advice “I do not conceive we can exist long as a nation without having lodged somewhere a power which will pervade the whole Union.” What does this mean?