10/15 Day 3- EFFECTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION- as title to note pg #2, GRAB A BOOK and Index card.

Learning Target: I can justify one strength and one weakness of the

Articles of Confederation. On index card

You just fought a long war and won!ON THE BACK OF

YOUR INDEX CARD:Give us one thing that would have to be part of your new

government and one thing that you would

not allow.

On a note sheet pg#2 (WRITE ALL THAT IS UNDERLINED)

EFFECTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION• GB recognized the U.S. as an independent

nation• Ideas of freedom and natural rights

inspired some people start to oppose slavery

• Women’s roles in society were questioned.• Our Revolution influenced other

revolutions around the world. • States Rights vs. Strong Central

Government divides the new nation.

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION:

Our FIRST GOVERNMENT following the Revolution.

Read pg. 135-137 to find Strengths and Weakness. Set up a T-CHART

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

PROBLEMS BENEFITS• WEAK CENTRAL Gov’t LAND ORDINANCE of 1785• NO Single Currency • Could NOT collect Taxes NORTHWEST

Unanimous vote for new ORDINANCE of 1787laws

• NO Executive or Judicial Both set guidelines for Branches NEW STATES to enter the

union.

Republicanism• Gov’t should be based on

CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED- CITIZENS GIVE THE GOV’T RIGHT TO RULE.

• REPUBLIC – not a direct democracy, but GOV’T of ELECTED OFFICIALS