Shay’s Rebellion. Why It Occurred Farmers had huge debts due to high taxes- due to the rev war( not for the British) Massachusetts government didn’t help.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

The Confederation Era The war is over, now what? America was now and independent nation having won the Revolutionary War, but now what? What would the.

Advertisements

The Articles of Confederation EQ: What are the Articles of Confederation and why were they a failure?

Nation’s First Government. Early State Constitutions Even before the Declaration of Independence was signed, colonists discussed independence and establishing.

The Confederation Era. America was now and independent nation having won the Revolutionary War, but now what? What would the country and the government.

The New Nation Faces Challenges

The Confederation Era.

Economic Depression After the war, the United States went through a Depression and blamed the weak central government. Depression: a period when economic.

The First American Government The Articles of Confederation.

Shay’s Rebellion Northwest Territory Pages

Factors leading to the Constitutional Convention.

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION First Constitution of the United States. Approved by Continental Congress in Established in the middle of the war for.

SSUSH5 The student will explain specific events and key ideas that brought about the adoption and implementation of the United States Constitution. a.

After the Revolutionary War…. 2 The country is a mess… States were not united National Government = Broke No Army! And all because of our nation’s 1 st.

Ch. 19: Creating the Constitution Vocabulary: confederation, creditors, debt, debtor, inflation, depression, speculators, Daniel Shays, George Washington.

Chapter 2: Origins of American Government Section 3

Articles of Confederation. What is it? The “Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union” is the name of the first constitution of the U.S. The agreement.

Governing a New Nation Shays’ Rebellion. Government by the States During the American Revolution, many states created a constitution – a document stating.

1 st American Constitution.  Few Americans saw themselves as a citizens of one nation  Felt loyalty to their own states  States were reluctant to give.

Problems in a New Nation 7.2. International Relations ► The young USA was very weak. ► Congress could not force states to provide money or soldiers ►

SSUSH5 The student will explain specific events and key ideas that brought about the adoption and implementation of the United States Constitution. a.

Creating the Constitution Chapter 5. State gov’ts Individual constitutions Republican – elect representatives White male property owners Religious Freedom.

Constitutional Convention

United States gains Independence British troops to leave US soil United States gains land to the Mississippi River.

Section 3: Main Idea: In 1777, the Second Continental Congress drafted the Articles of Confederation, thereby creating a weak national government. By 1780,

America’s First Attempt at Government. Albany Plan of Union Ben Franklin created and it was modeled after the Iroquois Confederacy united colony in NY.

Chapter 2 Section 3 Civics Notes January 1776 New Hampshire became the first colony to organize as a state and draft a constitution By 1780 the other.

Foundations of American Government The Articles of Confederation.

Confederation to Constitution, Why Was A New Constitution Needed? We the People, Lesson 10.

The Articles of Confederation After the American Revolution States organized their governments and adopted their own state constitutions. But,

New Nation Faces Challenges 5-2. The United States had difficulties with other nations NOTES 1. Britain refused to turn over its forts in U.S. territory.

A Confederation: An alliance of independent states who work together on certain issues.

Shays’ Rebellion. The Great Depression After the war, each state began issuing its own paper money After the war, each state began issuing its own paper.

SS4H5 The student will analyze the challenges faced by the new nation.

The Articles of Confederation Chapter 2 Section 3.

The New Nation Faces Challenges The Big Idea Problems faced by the young nation made it clear that a new constitution was needed. Main Ideas The United.

Articles of Confederation America’s First Form of Government (created during the Revolutionary War) (YELLOW IS KEY!!!)

October 19, 2015 #18 AOC Warm-Up: What is a Confederation?

The Articles of Confederation. The Articles were an important step to the Constitution. They outlined the general powers of the central government and.

Bell Ringer Who was the Virginian chosen to command the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War? What were some of the challenges that the.

The Confederation Era  United States History to 1787.

Rhode Island passes plan to ends slavery Daniel Shays leads rebellion September 1786 Delegates meet to revise Articles of Confederation May 1787.

WEAKNESSES OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 8Uk (15:00 minutes)

Constitutional Convention Preview. What event made people realize the national government was too weak? Response Grid 1.Whiskey Rebellion 2.Articles of.

Articles of Confederation During the Revolutionary War the American states began to adopt their own constitutions (written plan of government). The states.

What is Government? Read page 116 in the SS TEK book.

Unit 2: The American Revolution Lesson 4: The Articles of Confederation.

Ch 3.1 Nation’s 1 st Gov’t. State Constitutions – May, 1776, 2 nd Continental Congress urges colonies to form state gov’ts – Each state had a legislature.

Chapter 5.2 Key Terms & People  Tariffs: taxes on imports or goods  Interstate commerce: trade between two or more states  Inflation: occurs when there.

 Ch 2 sec 3 A. Once the colonies gained their independence, the need to form a new government became important. B. The nation’s first government included.

After Independence -13 individual colonies -13 different governments -very loose association of the 13 states in a confederate style government that was.

The Confederation Era EQ: What were the main weaknesses of the AoC and why did we decide to get rid of it?

 What makes a good government? ◦ Answer in your notebook ◦ Must be at least 2 sentences.

The Confederation Era Challenges of a New Nation.

1 st shots at Lexington & Concord June 1775 July 1776 Declaration of Independence July 1776 Articles of Confederation are written Articles of Confederation.

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION America’s First Constitution.

The Revolutionary War is over, now what? America was now an independent nation having won the Revolutionary War. America was now an independent nation.

The New Nation Faces Challenges

Articles of Confederation

The Confederation Era.

Unit 2: The American Revolution

Articles of Confederation

The New Nation Faces Challenges

The Confederation Era.

The Confederation Era.

Articles of Confederation

The New Nation Faces Challenges

Red – copied Blue – in your own words Black – informational

Reflection Why did the newly independent Americans want a relatively weak central government? Why would states have different wants/needs?

The Confederation Era.

Presentation transcript:

Shay’s Rebellion

Why It Occurred Farmers had huge debts due to high taxes- due to the rev war( not for the British) Massachusetts government didn’t help farmers Massachusetts farmers were put in jail for debt Farmers felt it wasn’t fair that ach state was being taxed differently

What Happened Massachusetts farmers formed a resistance Group held secret meetings to organize a revolt Forcefully closed courts in on front steps by attacking it Freed farmers in jail for debt

What Happened Cont. Daniel Shays became leader of resistance Daniel Shays- former captain of Continental Army 1,200 men attacked the Supreme Court in Springfield Battle between the resistance and the Massachusetts Army occurred Massachusetts Army won, and Shays Rebellion fell apart

Importance Massachusetts government passed laws to help farmers with debt Government dropped Articles of Confederations and drafted a new Constitution Pushed for a strong and conservative national government State delegates were sent to Philadelphia to discuss laws and prevent future rebellions states were responsible for how much they payed for in tax. Points out flaws and weakness of the articles of confederation.