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The Critical Period Unit 1, Chapter 2, Section 3

The Critical Period Unit 1, Chapter 2, Section 3 . Starter (S6). Analyze the natural rights philosophy and the nature of government. Answer:. Georgia Professional Standards.

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The Critical Period Unit 1, Chapter 2, Section 3

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  1. The Critical PeriodUnit 1, Chapter 2, Section 3

  2. Starter(S6) • Analyze the natural rights philosophy and the nature of government. • Answer:

  3. Georgia Professional Standards • SSCG2: The Student will analyze the natural rights philosophy and the nature of government expressed in the Declaration of Independence.

  4. Activity • Using your Vocabulary List: Write 10 Sentences, Song, or Story • Turn in for Grade

  5. Summary • The Articles of Confederation • Strength • Weaknesses • The Critical Period, the 1780 • Need for Stronger Government

  6. Review • Britain’s Colonial Policies • First Continental Congress • First Continental Congress • Second Continental Congress • The Declaration of Independence • The First State Constitutions

  7. The Articles of Confederation • November 1777, Articles approved • Structure • Unicameral congress: Each state has one vote. No executive or judicial branch. • Powers of Congress • Make war, treaties, ambassadors, money system, build navy/Army, settle disputes among the states.

  8. Articles of Confederation • Weaknesses • No power to tax • Could not regulate trade • Could not force the States to Obey Articles Laws • Needed 9 of 13 States to agree in order to exercise powers granted • Needed 13 to Change or Amend the Articles

  9. The Critical Period, the 1780 • Revolution ended officially with the Treaty of Paris in 1783 • Problems for the new country were immediate • States began to compete and bicker, refused to obey the articles. • Shays Rebellion: The key event leading to the Constitution.

  10. Need for Stronger Government • Mount Vernon meeting: Virginia and Maryland. (1785) • Called for a meeting of all States • Annapolis Meeting (1786): Only 5 states sent Representatives • Congress called for a meeting in 1787 in Philadelphia. This meeting became known as the Constitutional Convention.

  11. Word Bank • Vocabulary (V2) Puzzle

  12. Ticket out the Door • Why should the new states be concerned with the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation. • (Remember: What is a Confederation?) • Answer

  13. Home work • Unit 1, Chapter 2, Section 4 • Page 54, Section 4 Assessment • Questions 1 – 5

  14. Re-Teaching Activity • Handout: The European Influences and Answer Questions • Turn in for Grade

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