ArticlesofConfederation

•  Inpartners:1.  FindaplacardofoneoftheeightfeaturesoftheArticlesofConfederation.2.  Figureoutwhichfeaturetheplacardbelongstoandwritethe

correspondingplacardletter.3.  Whatisthesymbolismofthefeaturedpicturefromtheplacard?4.  Whatmightbeapossibleproblemwiththisfeature?5.  Usepages592-595inHistoryAlive!toconnecttheArticlesofConfederation

totheDeclarationofIndependence.

1:E

•  Nochiefexecutive. •  Asaresult,thegovernmentundertheArticlesofConfederationsufferedfromalackofleadershipsincetherewasnosingleleader.

2:F

•  Lawsneededapprovalbynineofthethirteenstates.•  Thisfeaturemadeitmoredifficultforlawstopasssincelawswouldhavetobeagreeablebynineofthestatesinsteadofasimplemajorityofseven.

3:A

•  Congressdidnothavethepowertotaxcitizens.Itcouldonlyrequesttaxmoneyfromthestates.

•  Thiscreatedfinancialproblemsbecausestatesoftendidnotpaywhatwasrequestedofthembythefederalgovernment.

4:B

•  Congressdidnothavethepowertodraftanarmy.Itcouldonlyrequeststatestosendmenformilitaryservices.

•  Thisfeaturecouldleavethecountrydefenseless.

5:G

•  Nonationalcourtsystem.•  Thisfeaturemadesolvingdisputesamongstatesverydifficultsinceeachstatehaditsowncourtsystem.

6:H•  Anyamendments(changes)totheArticlesmustbeapprovedbyall13states.

•  ThismadechangestotheArticlesnearlyimpossible–anysinglestatecouldpreventachangethattherestofthenationwanted.

7:C

•  Congressdidnothavethepowertocollectstatedebtsowedtothefederalgovernment.

•  Thismadeitdifficultforthegovernmenttopayforthingsitfeltthenationneeded.

8:D

•  Congressdidnothavethepowertosettledisputesamongstates.•  Asaresult,Congressdidnothavethepowertohelpstatesworkoutconflictsamongthem,andstatesbecameincreasinglydisunited.

ArticlesReview •  Inpartners:

1.  Onalinedpieceofpaper,writedownwhicharticleisbeingportrayedintheimage.

•  Congressdidnothavethepowertotaxcitizens.Itcouldonlyrequesttaxmoneyfromthestates.

•  Congressdidnothavethepowertodraftanarmy.Itcouldonlyrequeststatestosendmenformilitaryservices.

•  Congressdidnothavethepowertocollectstatedebtsowedtothefederalgovernment.

•  Congressdidnothavethepowertosettledisputesamongstates.

•  Nochiefexecutive.

•  Lawsneededapprovalbynineofthethirteenstates.

•  Nonationalcourtsystem.

•  Anyamendments(changes)totheArticlesmustbeapprovedbyall13states.