Unit 3: Lesson 8: Creating The Constitution

This was the first federal government established by the Untied States after the war with Great Britain

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

• Parliament

• The House of Burgesses

Vocabulary: The power to govern.

The Articles of Confederation created a​ (a)   union between the 13 states, with each state keeping its own​ (b)  

• loose
• sovereignty
• powerful
• close
• cash crops
• president

Sort the powers given to the federal government under the Articles of Confederation.

Groups:

(a) Things It Could Do

,

(b) Things It Could Not Do

• Impose Taxes

• Establish A Postal System

• Control Trade Between The States

• Settle Disputes Between The States

• Raise an Army

• Declare War

• Print Money

Under the Articles of Confederation, states began arguing over taxes on goods that​ (a)  

• crossed state borders
• were sent to Europe
• were received from Europe
• were produced in slave states

Vocabulary: After the war with Great Britain, the new land gained by the US was divided into six mile squares called this.

Under the Articles of Confederation, slavery​ ​ (a)   the newly settled Northwest Territories.

• was allowed in
• was not allowed in
• was allowed in part of

Under the Articles of Confederation, a newly settled territory could apply to be a state under what condition?

• It Established 50 Townships

• It Reached A Population Of 60,000 Free Adult Men

• It Wrote A State Constitution

• It Had The Approval Of All 13 Original States

Under the Articles of Confederation, the US government struggled with a​ (a)   shortage, and many​ (b)   were left unpaid from the war.

• money
• soldiers
• food
• farm
• lawyers
• judges
• crop

Reorder the following events from Shays Rebellion.

• Massachusetts Passes Laws To Provide Farmers With Debt Relief

• A Private Militia Is Hired To Put An End To The Rebellion

• Farmers Return Home From The War Without Pay

• The Regulators Plan To Seize The Weapons In The Springfield Armory

• Daniel Shays And His Supporters Shut Down Massachusetts Courthouses