A Quick Glance at the Articles of Confederation

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A Quick Glance at the Articles of Confederation

• Using the hand as a memory guide to the
• Articles of Confederation

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Your pinkie finger is your weakest finger. Color
it pink to represent the Weak Central
Government.
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Your ring finger has the gold ring on it. Color
it gold for No Money.
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The middle finger divides the hand in half. Use
this one to remember the boundary and border
disputes between the new states.
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The pointer finger points out blame. Color it red
to stand for the States blaming each other.
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Color your thumb blue to show that the new nation
had No respect from other countries.
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Color the fist grey for gunpowder. The fist
represents Shays Rebellion, the challenge to the
new government.
Shays Rebellion
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The wrist is solid. Let it represent something
that worked about the Articles of
Confederationthe Northwest Ordinance.
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By 1787 many Americans had become dissatisfied
with the way the national government functioned
under the Articles of Confederation. On May 25,
1787, the Constitutional Convention was convened
in Philadelphia to revise the Articles. However,
the result was the creation of an entirely new
document.