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The Critical Period

The Critical Period. www.googleimages.com. Thinking Skill: Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions SWBAT: explain the purposes of Government and describe the structure of the government set up under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation. November 15, 1777

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The Critical Period

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  1. The Critical Period www.googleimages.com Thinking Skill: Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions SWBAT: explain the purposes of Government and describe the structure of the government set up under the Articles of Confederation

  2. The Articles of Confederation • November 15, 1777 • Established a firm league of friendship among the States • “for their common defense, the security of their Liberties, and their mutual and general welfare” • Formal approval or ratification was needed by all 13 States

  3. Governmental Structure • Congress was single body • Unicameral-delegates chosen yearly by state • Each state had one vote • No executive or judicial branch • Presiding officer www.googleimages.com

  4. Make war and peace Send and receive ambassadors Make treaties Borrow money Set up a money system Establish a post office Build a navy Raise an army Fix uniform standards of weights and measures Settle disputes among the states Powers of Congress

  5. State Obligations • Obey articles and acts of Congress • Provide funds and troops • Treat citizens of other states as equally as their own • Surrender fugitives from justice to one another • Submit their disputes to Congress • Allow open trade and travel between and among States • Retained those powers not explicitly given to the Congress

  6. Weaknesses • Work with a partner to brainstorm • some weaknesses of the articles • problems that could occur between the states

  7. A Need for Stronger Government • Mount Vernon • Annapolis • Philadelphia “for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation…” www.google.com

  8. Analytical Thinking • The Articles of Confederation contained several weaknesses. Why would the States purposefully create a weak government under the Articles? • For what reasons is the period during which the Articles were in force called the Critical Period in American history?

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