SSUSH5 Articles of Confederation

SSUSH5 Articles of Confederation

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Poll

Every night at 11 p.m., you and your roommates hear loud

music coming from inside other apartments. You're fed

up, but your landlord isn’t willing to take charge of the

situation and says to deal with it on your own.

• No big deal!

• Absolutely Not!!!!

Poll

Things are missing from the apartment, and one of your

roommates accuses you of stealing. You swear that you

didn’t, but the rest of your roommates don’t believe you

and there doesn’t seem to be a good way to prove it.

• No Big Deal!

• ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Poll

You and your roommates need a new apartment for next

year and everyone needs to agree to sign the rental

agreement, but you all can’t come to a decision.

• No big deal!

• ABSOLUTELY NOT!

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Your apartment could really use new furniture. You ask

your other roommates for money to help, but they say no.

• No big deal!

• ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Poll

Your apartment is a mess. Some of your roommates just

leave stuff in the sink and never clean up. You make a sign

saying, “If you dirty a dish, wash it!” But everyone just

ignores the rule, and the dirty dishes pile up.

• No big deal!

• ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Poll

You wake up feeling really sick and need help, but nobody

is answering your texts.

• No big deal!

• Absolutely Not!

Open Ended

What would be some solutions to dealing with problems with roommates?

Articles of Confederation 

• The first American government was the Articles of Confederation (1781-1787)

•  Overall it was weak and thus a failure

• Two positives: Land Ordinance of 1785 and the NW Ordinance of 1787

Land Ordinances

1. Allowed efficient ways for creating states. 
2. Generated revenue for the US

3.  Public schools were free, slavery outlawed and western migration promoted (Ohio, Indiana etc.)

Multiple Choice

What restriction previously prevented settlers from moving beyond the Appalachian Mountains?

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

• Shays' Rebellion

• French and Indian War

Multiple Choice

What conflict was the reason for the Proclamation being put in place?

• French and Indian War

• Declaration of Independence

• Boston Massacre

• Pontiac's Rebillion

Problems with the AOC

• No central government; No president 

• Couldn't levy taxes; each state had different currency
  

• One branch of government (legislative) 
  

• No federal military 

• All changes to the Articles must pass unanimously

• No UNITY (Each State Like It's Own Country)

Shay's Rebellion 

Shay's Rebellion

• Massachusetts, 1787

•  An uprising of debt ridden farmers in MA displayed how weak the government was

• 1,000 farmers who are burdened by heavy state taxes

Shays' Rebellion Impact 

• After Shays’ rebellion, Americans began arguing for a stronger central government

• Many see the need for a stronger federal gov’t that will develop uniform economic policies

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the US first form of government?

• Articles of Confederation

• Checks and Balances

• US Constitution

• Bill of Rights