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The First FiveOctober 17, 2014
Agenda Message: Study for Unit 4 Vocabulary Quiz = Tomorrow!
Today’s Warm-up:• Read The Revolutionary War on pages 58-59
and answer questions #1-4 on page 61 in the Georgia CRCT Coach workbook.
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Unit 4: StatehoodArticles of Confederation &
Georgia Constitution of 1777
CCGPS: SS8H3a-Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of both the Georgia Constitution of 1777 and the Articles of Confederation and explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to a need to revise the Articles.
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Graphic Organizer: Strengths & Weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation
Strengths Weakness
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Articles of Confederation
• The Articles of Confederation were the 1st form of constitution for the USA.
• They were written at the same time the Declaration of Independence was written.
• It set up a system of government that divided power between the national government and the individual state governments.
• Congress was the national body of government (unicameral).
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Articles of Confederation• Strengths of the Articles of Confederation were that Congress
could do the following:1. declare war2. sign treaties3. deliver mail4. create money• But the individual states had the most power. Each state
could do the following:1. collect its own taxes2. issue its own money3. support its own military4. had 1 vote in Congress
Individual State Power
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Articles of Confederation• Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were that
Congress:1. lacked power to enforce laws2. lacked power to levy (raise) taxes; therefore, Congress
could not repay the $42 million debt from the American Revolutionary War.
3. lacked power to regulate (control) trade among states4. required all 13 states to approve changes in the articles5. Lacked power to create a national military
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The First FiveOctober 17 , 2014
• Agenda Message: What were the causes & the effects for the following…
1. French & Indian War2. Taxation3. Boston Tea Party4. Intolerable Acts5. American Revolutionary War• Today’s Warm-up: Go over the Articles of
Confederation Worksheet
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Georgia Constitution of 1777
Weaknesses of the Georgia Constitution of 1777:• Unicameral legislature (1 house legislature)• This single legislative body had too much power:1. Selected the judges for the judicial branch (the
courts)2. Elected the governor, not the citizens of
Georgia• Governors were served a 1-year term under this
state Constitution
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Georgia Constitution of 1777
• John Treutlen was the state of Georgia’s 1st Governor.
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Ticket Out the Door
1. What were four weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
2. What were three weaknesses of Georgia’s Constitution of 1777?