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Title: The Articles of Confederation


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The Articles of Confederation
  • 1777-1789

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Structure of The Articles of Confederation
  • The National Government
  • Unicameral (single chamber) Congress
  • No Executive Branch or President
  • No Federal Courts, Congress settled problems
    between states.
  • Each state had one vote in the Unicameral
    Congress.

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  • Each States congresses controlled who
    represented the state. Not the voters.
  • The Unicameral Congress only had power expressly
    given by the Articles. (mainly lawmaking)
  • All other powers were held by the states.

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Success 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!)

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  • Northwest Ordinance 1787 territories would be
    able to establish statehood in the future.
  • Population needed to reach 60,000
  • Required public education be set up
  • Slavery prohibited (guess who proposed this!?)
  • Northwest Territory Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin,
    Illinois, Indiana

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Weaknesses of the Articles
  • Congress could not enact and collect taxes.
  • Congress could not regulate interstate or foreign
    trade.
  • Congress had no control over the printing of
    money caused massive inflation!
  • Regardless of population, each state had only one
    vote in Congress.

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  • Articles could be amended only if ALL
  • states approved.
  • Could only request troops from states to maintain
    army.
  • There were 13 separate states that
  • lacked national unity.
  • Dis-United States

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  • Shays' Rebellion- angry farmers take weapons and
    burned down banks that held record of their debt.
  • What can Massachusetts do?

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  • Wellthat didnt work.
  • Annapolis Convention (1786) was called to discuss
    fixing Articles.
  • All states were invited, only 5 sent delegates.
    Problem?
  • Try again! -- this time in Philadelphia
  • Constitutional Convention (1787)
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