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American Revolution: Causes and Articles of Confederation Weaknesses

Explore key events and primary causes of the Revolutionary War, along with weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Analyze solutions to fix these weaknesses and discuss the impact on early U.S. governance.

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American Revolution: Causes and Articles of Confederation Weaknesses

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  1. U.S. History Dec. 3, 2012

  2. Seating Chart-2nd • Dennis – 1 Bryce – 12 Gavin - 23 • Yael – 2 Marcy – 13 Jorge - 24 • Emily – 3 Samantha – 14 Shelby - 25 • Tyris – 4 Dru - 15 • Kayla – 5 Tim - 16 • Kamron – 6 Stephen - 17 • Jessica – 7 Leomar - 18 • Brandon – 8 Codey - 19 • Morgan – 9 Mark - 20 • John – 10 Madison - 21 • Cristhian – 11 Carolyn - 22

  3. Seating Chart – 3rd • Kevias – 1 Leo – 10 Jason -19 • Dewayne – 2 Mason – 11 William - 20 • Madeline – 3 Giovanni – 12 Roger - 21 • Oscar -4 Andrew - 13 • Hailey – 5 Tim - 14 • Jazzlynn – 6 Jose - 15 • Kewan – 7 Rashawn - 16 • Kaitlyn – 8 Ashton - 17 • Harrison – 9 Miguel - 18

  4. Seating Chart – 4th • Jorge – 1 James – 10 Terrell - 19 • Daniel – 2 Mario – 11 Kaylyn - 20 • Dillon – 3 Andres – 12 Jonathan - 21 • Kaia – 4 William - 13 • Tyus – 5 Hamza - 14 • Destiny – 6 Tristan - 15 • Noah – 7 Ricardo - 16 • E.J. – 8 Tyler - 17 • Kayla – 9 Rudy - 18

  5. Seating Chart – 5th • Saye – 1 Jaylen- 10 Ellijah - 19 • Andrea – 2 Michael B. – 11 De’Anna - 20 • Heady – 3 Tim – 12 Adam - 21 • Jordan – 4 Kody – 13 Alexis - 22 • Johnny– 5 Moctezuma – 14 Ala - 23 • Tyler – 6 Mia – 15 Sadie - 24 • Genesis – 7 Levi – 16 Michael M. - 25 • Phoukham – 8 Evelyn – 17 T.J. - 26 • Arriel – 9 Miguel – 18 Eric – 27 Yadiel - 28

  6. F.O.A. (Bellwork) • What event can be considered the primary cause of the Revolutionary War? • A. French-Indian War • B. First Continental Congress • C. Second Continental Congress • D. Yorktown

  7. F.O.A. (Bellwork) • Why did Thomas Paine think that citizens should make laws? • A) He believed kings were incapable of making laws • B) He felt people had a natural right to govern themselves • C) Thomas Jefferson and others influenced him • D) Great Britain had shown this method to be effective

  8. Question • What do you know about the Articles of Confederation?

  9. Articles of Confederation weaknesses • Most power held by the states • Only one branch of government • The one legislative branch had very few powers • No judicial branch (Supreme Court) • No executive branch (President) • No system of checks and balances • Could not force states to provide soldiers for a national military • Could not tax (this was the states’ right)

  10. Assignment • You have to decide whether each weakness can be fixed. • If it can be fixed, write one paragraph telling me how you would fix it. • If the weakness is OK with you, write one paragraph in which you tell me why the weakness works for you. • A paragraph is 5-7 sentences. • That’s eight paragraphs. One for each weakness.

  11. Homework • Read Chapter 5, Section 1 (pages 152-155). • Answer 1-4 all parts on page 155.

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