U.S. Constitution

The Articles of Confederation...

• First set of laws passed by the United States

• First Government of the United States

• Last Act passed by King George that started the American Revolution

• A strong government created as a replacement for the first weak government of the United States

What is one major reason the Articles of Confederation were concidered to be weak?

• Could not even operate a post office

• Did not have a king

• No power to tax

• Could not legally sign treaties

What was a strength of the Articles of Confederation?

• Strong Exectutive Branch

• Power to tax to pay off debts only

• Respected Internationally

• Could Operate post offices

What event highlighted the need to create a new, stronger government?

• Shay's Rebellion

• Sellers's Rebellion

• Tax Crisis of 1787

• Bacon's Rebellion

What is a compromise?

• Selling out to get what you want in an underhanded way

• To be found guilty in the court of law

• Agreement between two or more sides.

• To approve a document or policy

What is Ratification?

• Approval of a document or policy

• Cargo ships over run with rats. Cats were brought in by U.S Law to rid the ships of vermin

• An addition to a document

• To Change a document

What is an Amendment?

• Approval of a document or policy

• Patched pants worn by American colonists in protest of British goods

• A change or addition made to a document

• Independent Power

What is meant by Sovereignty?

• Changes made to a document

• Independent power

• Rights of the People

• Unailenable Rights

What was a major grievence against the King of England?

• Getting rid of the right of Dulce et Decorum Est

• Taxes

• Taxation without Representation

• Refusal to aid the Americans in the French and Indian War

What event caused the King of England to begin passing new taxes on the American Colonies?

• King George's War

• The French and Indian War

• Economic depression in England

• Mercantilism