1. TOPIC:Articles of Confederation HW: PAGE 194 #6
Do Now: CREATE A KWL CHART ABOUT THE CONSITUTION

2. The First American Constitution
Each state had one vote in Congress
Declare war
Coin Money
9/13 states needed to approve of a law
Could not regulate trade nor collect taxes
No state could be forced to pay taxes
No court system to settle disputes

3. Problems in the New Nation
Conflicts between states over territory
Debt
England refused to withdraw troops from the Ohio Territory and Great Lakes region
Shays Rebellion: Farmers organized to attack courthouses to prevent the state from seizing farms.

4. “No day was ever more clouded than the present…
“No day was ever more clouded than the present…. I predict the worst consequences from a half-starved, limping government, always moving upon crutches and tottering at every step.”
-George Washington