Articles of ConfederationThe next step after the American Revolution

What influenced the Articles of Confederation?

Ideas around the World

• The Enlightenment • John Locke (Social Contract)

• English Magna Carta & English Bill of Right• Power to the PEOPLE!• No more Kings!

Shift of PowerKING AND QUEEN

People KING AND QUEEN / REPRESENTATIVES

POWER

People

POWER

Early American Ideas

• Town Meetings: Provided citizens with ability to voice opinion in government

• Virginia House of Burgesses: Principles of Representation

• Limited Government: No one had total power, a system of checks and balances.

Structure of the A.O.C.

• 1 Branch (Congress)• NO Executive, NO Judicial• Unicameral (1 House) • Each state had 1 Vote

• Representation• People didn’t vote. State

selected representatives.

• Powers• Ability to make laws. All other powers to states.

Hypothesize The A.O.C. only had the power to make laws. What problems do you think they might run into without the executive or judicial branch?

Weaknesses of the Articles

Congress could NOT:• Enact and collect taxes. • Regulate trade. • Control the printing of money. – caused massive inflation!

Weaknesses of the Articles

Congress could NOT:• Articles could be amended - only if ALL states approved.

• Could only request troops from states to maintain army.

• 13 separate states that lacked national unity.

Weaknesses of the Articles

• Shays’s Rebellion• angry farmers take weapons

and burned down banks that held record of their debt. • What can Massachusetts do?

Yikes!!!WHAT DID

WORK?????

Strengths of the Articles• Established the policy for lands

west of the Appalachians.

• Land Ordinance 1785: set up a system for surveying & dividing public territory (into squares!)

Strengths of the Articles

• Northwest Ordinance 1787: How to establish statehood in the future… Population needed to reach 60,000Create State Constitution:

Required public education.Slavery prohibited

“Northwest Territory”: Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana

Note ReviewStrengths of A.O.C. Weakness of A.O.C.

With a partner complete the following chart

Solutions for the ArticlesFor each of the problems with the

Articles of Confederation, created a solution.