The Articles of Confederation
Learning Objective:
CON-1.B: Explain the relationship between key provisions of the Articles of Confederation and the debate over granting the federal government greater power formerly reserved to the states
Essential Knowledge:
CON-1.B.1: Specific incidents and legal challenges that highlighted key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation are represented by the:
- Lack of centralized military power to address Shays’ Rebellion
- Lack of tax-law enforcement power
Key Questions:
1. What was the basic structure of government under the Articles of Confederation? What did the government look like?
2. What were the weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation?
3. How does Shays' Rebellion illustrate the problems under the Articles and lead to the Constitutional Convention?
After watching these videos, write down what the government structure looked like under the Articles of Confederation. You should have at least three key points about the government.
- Next, go to this webpage and read about the failures under the Articles of Confederation.
- Create a t-chart with the first column labeled Weaknesses under the Articles and the second column titled Constitutional Fixes.
- Fill in the first column with the weaknesses described from the website. We'll fill in the other side later.
Additional readings for more understanding:
Boundless: Articles of Confederation and Powers Under the Articles
OpenStax: Articles of Confederation
Lumens: Articles of Confederation
Constitution Center: 10 Reasons Why the Articles of Confederation Failed
Another video by HipHughes to review the Articles:
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