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Lesson 2-6

12. 13. Lesson 2-6. The Call for Change. Lesson 2-6: The Call for Change. L 12. L. A. A. P. F. A. R. ?. L. T. W ARM U P. What are some problems that would cause this country to. FALL APART?. Lesson 2-6: The Call for Change. Money, Money, Money

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Lesson 2-6

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  2. Lesson 2-6 The Call for Change

  3. Lesson 2-6: The Call for Change L 12 L A A P F A R ? L T WARM UP What are some problems that would cause this country to FALL APART?

  4. Lesson 2-6: The Call for Change Money, Money, Money How would this affect the country? The value of money is . . .

  5. Lesson 2-6: The Call for Change R 13 ESSENTIAL QUESTION How did the situation turn “ugly” in the United States? LEARNING TARGET • I can explain how the limited powers of the Articles of Confederation created the need for a stronger central government and a new constitution.

  6. Lesson 2-6: The Call for Change R 13 The Nation The States The Value of Money The Farmers Shays and His Followers Call for a Convention had serious The Militia The rebellion • Read Section 8.3, page 147. • Complete the Crisis Chart as you read. PREVIEW the Reading You have 5 minutes to read and complete this.

  7. Lesson 2-6: The Call for Change VIDEO CLIP “A New Nation: Shays’s Rebellion” (Chapter 4) VIDEO CLIP “Creating a New Nation” (Chapter 3)

  8. Lesson 2-6: The Call for Change The Nation The States The Value of Money had serious printed their own money. was debatable money problems. and very low (not worth anything). Congress had the “power” to print money but the paper was worthless. Raised taxes to recover money lost during the war. Engaged in trade wars with other states. Therefore, currency was in short supply. Severe economic depression in the country.

  9. Lesson 2-6: The Call for Change The Farmers Shays and His Followers Call for a Convention could not earn enough money to pay their debts and taxes. rebelled in 1786. The Militia restored order. Closed down the courthouses. The rebellion shocked Congress into calling a convention to look at how the government functioned. Seized the federal arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts. Lost their farms because they were taken away and sold. Most states worked with farmers except Massachusetts. Farmers protested.

  10. Lesson 2-6: The Call for Change L 12 WRAP UP 1 Why were so many Americans concerned by the actions of Shays and his supporters? The rebellion frightened many Americans into believing that the “absence of power” in the federal government was a fatal weakness and a more efficient and powerful government had to be created.

  11. Lesson 2-6: The Call for Change L 12 WRAP UP 2 Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, was not alarmed by Shays’s Rebellion. “I hold it that a little rebellion now and then a good thing. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is natural manure.” What does Jefferson mean by this quote?

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