1. Articles of Confederation

  SWBAT assess actions of the colonies and reactions of the English government that would eventually lead to America declaring independence. Lesson Objective

  Confederacy  A loose organization of states  The Story So Far…  Describe four responsibilities the new American government will have directly after winning their Independence from England.  Chart & Share out  Discussion : How difficult will it be to create a new government in America after the Revolutionary war? Word of the Day/Initial Activity

  Focus Question: How did the 13 American states initially attempt to organize themselves politically?  Read Successes of the Articles of Confederation  Describe the powers granted to Congress under the Articles of Confederation  Why did the Founding Fathers create the Articles of Confederation with such limited powers?  Write a claim and support it with a piece of evidence from the text  Extension Activity  Do you believe the American government could ever become a tyranny (government that takes away people’s rights) after all of our history with Democracy?  Share Out Activity 1: The Articles of Confederation Part 1

  2 minute to write down a response to this question: Why might the new American states choose to create a government to unite them all together rather than just create 13 independent states?  Turn & Talk: 30 seconds per partner  Share Out Articles of Confederation QuickWrite/ Turn & Talk

  Focus Question: How did the 13 American states initially attempt to organize themselves politically?  Read Failures of the Articles of Confederation  Describe the powers not granted to Congress under the Articles of Confederation and why they would hurt the new country rule effectively.  Extension Activity:  Predict the changes a new Constitution will include to make up for the mistakes of the Articles of Confederation.  Share Out & Write 1 question you have after this reading Activity 2: The Articles of Confederation Part 2

  1. Successes of the A.O.C  a. Land Ordinances of 1785  b. Northwest Land Ordinance of 1787  a. way to expand states west and raise money for new government  b. A.O.C. did not provide power to tax  2. Failures of the A.O.C  a. No central organizing power, all power in hands of states  b. Each state in debt after Revolution  c. 13 separate economies Mini-Lesson

  Exit Ticket A major criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that too much power had been given to the a. British monarchy b. House of Burgesses c. state governments d. national government 2) Share with me one thing that you find interesting from class today. Why do you find it interesting? 3) Share with me one-way in which the information from class today affects your life today. Summary