1. 6Y 03-28-2017 Tuesday The Articles of Confederation
Objective: Describe the accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation.
Agenda:
You will need your Chromebooks today.
Prayer
Do Now: Review: Where did the Founding Fathers get their ideas of government from? What was the first government of the United States? What were its weaknesses?
Review and discuss do now
Continue in Chromebook: Page 155 #3 all
Discuss page 155 #3 all
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2. Chapter 5 Forming a Government
Section 1: Articles of Confederation: What ideas did the Founding Fathers have for government? What was our first government like? Section 2: The New Nation Faces Challenges: Was the first government successful? Why or why not? Section 3: Creating the Constitution: How did the Founding Fathers create the Constitution we have now? Section 4: Ratifying the Constitution: What did it take to make the Constitution the Supreme Law of the land?

3. Section 1: Articles of Confederation: What ideas did the Founding Fathers have for government? What was our first government like?

4. Where did they get their ideas from?
The English Government Rule of law: government officials must also follow the law like everyone else. Magna Carta: the king also had to follow the laws (signed by King John in 1215) English Bill of Rights: A law that was passed that said that the king or queen could not change laws without permission from Parliament. Parliament: a group of people chosen by the citizens to make laws. The Enlightenment John Locke: a philosopher who believed in a social contract between the ruler and the people – the people will follow the ruler if the ruler makes laws for the good and interest of the people. Baron de Montesquieu: a philosopher who said that the government’s powers cannot be with just one person or group. (separation of powers - example: 3 branches – legislative, executive, judicial) American Models of Government Constitution: laws are written down so that everyone knows them and they cannot be easily changed. Town meetings: citizens can gather and discuss their ideas. They make decisions together. Virginia House of Burgesses: a group of lawmakers from Virginia who were chosen by the citizens to make the laws. The Mayflower Compact: The first legal document in the Americas that established order and society. It was an agreement among the Pilgrims to be united and create fair rules. VA Statute for Religious Freedom: A law written by Thomas Jefferson for the state of Virginia that says that no person could be forced to follow a certain religion or pay for a church. All people must be allowed to follow their own religious beliefs. Suffrage: the right to vote.

5. Articles of Confederation Passed by the Second Continental Congress on Nov. 15, 1777; ratified by all states by March 1781
Federal government = 1 branch: Congress
Settle conflicts among states
Issue coins
Borrow money
Make treaties
Ask states for money or soldiers, but states don’t have to say yes

6. Accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation
Western lands won from the Revolutionary War – what do we do with them?
- Land Ordinance of 1785 divided the lands.
- Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set up the political system for those lands. Called it the Northwest Territory.
Northwest Territory - made up of smaller territories with governors appointed by Congress.
When population of a territory = 60,000 settlers can draft their own constitution and ask to join the Union.
Provided public education
prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory

7. Articles of Confederation Passed by the Second Continental Congress on Nov. 15, 1777; ratified by all states by March 1781
Federal government = 1 branch: Congress
Settle conflicts among states
Issue coins
Borrow money
Make treaties
Ask states for money or soldiers, but states don’t have to say yes
What do you think about this? Any problems or concerns?

8. Page 155 #3 all – If your Chromebook is dead, write the answers in your notebook.
In your Chromebooks: Rephrase each question and use complete sentences. 3A. How were public lands divided by the Land Ordinance of 1785? 3B. In your opinion, what was the most important element of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? Why? 3C. What does the assignment of township lots reveal about values of Americans at this time? If you finish early, please read silently.