1. Complete the quiz on material covered the last four days in class. Prepare a page in your notebook for Cornell notes on “The New Nation’s Struggles.”

2. Mr. Sweeney Civics & Economics Southwest High School

3. In 1783, the U.S. and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris Recognized the independence of the U.S. Granted all land east of the Mississippi River to the U.S.

4. Articles of Confederation: plan for governing the new U.S. passed by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 The Articles severely limited government powers, because Americans saw strong governments as evil Many important powers were left in the hands of the states, instead

5. At this point, you should create in your Cornell notes a graphic organizer with three columns and six rows. Columns should be titled: Weakness Implications Possible Outcome

6. All states had one vote in Congress, regardless of size Congress could ask states for money but had no power to tax Congress could not fund a military; it could only ask states to contribute troops Congress had no trade power; each state made its own rules and printed its own money All 13 states had to agree in order to change the Articles

7. Congress did manage to get a few things done: Land Ordinance of 1785: set up system for dividing land for settlers in the west Northwest Ordinance (1787): set up rules for governing new territories and adding states to the nation

8. Money printed by the Congress was considered worthless Soldiers from the Revolution did not receive promised pensions Britain ignored the Treaty of Paris: British forts remained in America’s western territories British trade policies played the states against one another

9. Many states had heavy debts from the Revolutionary War To pay those debts, they raised taxes Small farmers, unable to pay, lost their land In the fall of 1786, a veteran named Daniel Shays led an army of farmers determined to prevent any more confiscations of land

10. The uprising was halted, but many leaders were worried: They felt the farmers had been treated unfairly They knew the national government had been too weak to do anything about it

11. Examine the newspaper articles on your desks. What is the style, tone, and structure of a well-written piece of informative writing? What are the elements of a good news story? Your task is to create a news story of 200 words describing an imaginary event that might have occurred in our country’s history if the Articles of Confederation had remained our only plan for government. Your story should be well-written and realistic, and must demonstrate a mastery of the facts of life in the new country under the Articles.