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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.
