Transcript civics 2-4notes - WCS

The Nation’s 1st Governments
• The Declaration of Independence did
not declare America to be a single
country.
The Declaration of Independence
seperated the 13 American Colonies.
• Into 13 separate countries with their
own governments and laws.Each state
steering their own path.
Few Americans wanted to create a
large Central Government.
• Why?
Confederation
• A group of states that band together for
a common purpose.
• Each state was prepared to govern
itself, but there were things the states
could not do.
Raise an army large enough to
defeat Great Britain.
Articles of Confederation was formed.
• A firm league of Friendship.
We were still not a country, instead they
established a system of cooperation.
Confederation
• A group of individuals or
governments who band
together for a common
purpose.
The Articles of Confederation
• Did not unite the states into
a single country. Instead
they established a system of
cooperation among 13
independent states.
The Articles of Confederation was
weak.
Congress could not pass a law unless
9/13 States voted yes.
• To Amend a law which is to
change a current law you
had to have 13/13 states
vote yes.
If Congress did happen to pass a
law there was Army or
• law officials to
enforce it.
The Articles weakness had severe
consequences.
• The
government
had major
problems
raising money.
Shay’s Rebellion- an uprising to overthrow
the United States government.
• The burden of
taxes fell on
the American
citizen.
Shay like many Americans was a farmer
who had fallen into debt because of
• heavy state taxes.
• He and a group
of 1200 farmers
tried to
overthrow the
United States
government.
Shay’s Rebellion showed that we needed
a stronger government.
• In 1787 12 states sent
delegates to Philadelphia to
change the Articles of
Confederation.