1. Warm-Up (6)
What was the name of the United States’ first plan of government?
How was power divided between the states and national government?
Why did the founding fathers create a weak national government?
Which law allowed territories to become states?
What did territories have to do before they became states?

2. Class Mottos
Who are we? Diamonds!

3. Class Mottos
“Swing your machete!”

4. Today’s Objective (15) Team Haughton’s 2020 Diamonds will:
Summarize the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

5. The Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation pg. 125
Unit 4: The United States Creates a Government

11. Group Practice
Articles of Confederation Pre-Reading

12. Create this page in your notebook
The Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation pg. 125
Create this page in your notebook
Provision Symbol What problem did it cause? 1 2 3 4 5
Summary:

13. Leader Provision Symbol 1. No Chief Executive (President)
What Problem did it cause?
1. No Chief Executive (President)
The new United States lacked leadership
Leader
Highlight = delegate to France, Baron von Steuben trains the army

14. Provision Symbol What Problem did it cause?
2. No national court (judicial) system
No one to settle arguments between the states
Highlight = delegate to France, Baron von Steuben trains the army

15. 3. Weak Congress (National gov’t)
Provision
Symbol
What Problem did it cause?
3. Weak Congress (National gov’t)
Congress could not collect taxes (no money), control trade, or create an army to protect the country from attacks.
Highlight = delegate to France, Baron von Steuben trains the army

16. Provision Symbol What Problem did it cause?
4. 9 out of 13 states had to approve laws
New England
vs.
Middle
Southern
Difficult to pass laws because the states had a hard time agreeing.
Highlight = delegate to France, Baron von Steuben trains the army

17. Provision Symbol What Problem did it cause?
5. All 13 states had to agree to change the Articles
Impossible to make changes to the government because at least one state always disagreed.
Highlight = delegate to France, Baron von Steuben trains the army

18. Summary
The new United States faced many problems under the Articles of Confederation.

20. Video Clip The Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

21. Independent Practice Role George Washington Benjamin Franklin Audience
Founding Fathers
American Public
Format
Angry Founding Fathers
10 Angry tweets
Topic
Summarize the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

22. To: tJefferson@gmail.com;
BenFranklin
Dear Founding Fathers, This new plan of government, ______________ has many weaknesses such as…
#weaknessesofArticles #_______________

23. Lifework
Complete the reading assignment