Transcript Ch. 5 Section 1 Guided Notes ppt

Ch. 5
A More Perfect Union
Chapter 5 Section 1:
The Articles of Confederation Notes
•The Big Idea: The
Articles of Confederation
provided a framework
for a national govern’t.
Lesson One: The Articles of Confederation
Background:
1. The US declares independence from
England and now has to form a new government.
2. 13 States met to work out a plan for a
new national government which would
be called the Articles of Confederation.
3. The Articles of Confederation was a constitution
written during the American Revolution to
establish the powers of the new national
government. (*ratified in 1781)
Main Idea 1: The American people
examined many ideas about government.
1. English laws that limited the power of
the king were the Magna Carta and the
English Bill of Rights.
2. The Enlightenment was a
philosophical movement that
emphasized the use of reason to
examine old ideas and traditions.
Main Idea 1: The American people
examined many ideas about government.
3. John Locke believed a social contract
existed between political rulers and the
people they ruled.
• When government breaks the social
contract by taking away your rights, you
have the right to change the
government or remove it.
Main Idea 1: The American people
examined many ideas about government.
4. Baron de Montesquieu argued that the
only way to achieve liberty was through
the separation of powers.
American Models of Government
1. Early models of self-government were
town meetings, the Virginia House of
Burgesses, and the Mayflower Compact.
American Models of Government
2. Define Constitution: a constitution
is a set of basic principles and laws
that states the powers and duties of
the government.
American Models of Government
3. The constitution of each state limited
government and protected the rights of
citizens.
4. The Declaration of Independence clearly
set forth the beliefs that Americans thought
government should be based on.
American Models of Government
5. Thomas Jefferson’s ideas on
religious freedom were written in the
Virginia Statute for Religious
Freedom.
6. Many state constitutions provided
suffrage, or the right to vote, to most
white men who paid taxes.
Main Idea 2: The Articles of Confederation laid
the base for the first national government of the
United States.
1. The Articles of Confederation
created a national government with
limited powers.
a. Congress could settle conflicts among
states, make coins, borrow money, ask
states for money and soldiers, and make
treaties with other nations.
Main Idea 2: The Articles of Confederation laid
the base for the first national government of the
United States.
b) States had the power to refuse requests.
c) There was not a president or a
national court system.
Main Idea 2: The Articles of Confederation laid
the base for the first national government of the
United States.
2. The Second Continental Congress
passed the Articles of Confederation on
November 15, 1777, and sent them to each
state for ratification, or approval.
Main Idea 2: The Articles of Confederation laid
the base for the first national government of the
United States.
3. The first national government of the
United States was established after the last
state ratified the Articles in March 1781.
Main Idea 3: The Confederation Congress
established the Northwest Territory.
1. Congress passed Land Ordinance of
1785 to raise money to pay debts by
selling public land.
a) Ordinance provided for surveying and
dividing land in the west.
Main Idea 3: The Confederation Congress
established the Northwest Territory.
b) Land was split into townships.
c) Each township was divided into lots for
sale to the public. 36 lots per township,
1 square mile per lot.
d) Saved one lot for a public school in each
town and 4 lots for veterans.
Main Idea 3: The Confederation Congress
established the Northwest Territory.
2. Congress passed Northwest
Ordinance of 1787.
a) Established Northwest Territory and
a system for creating new states. When a
state reached 60,000 people in population,
they could apply for statehood and write a
state constitution.
Main Idea 3: The Confederation Congress
established the Northwest Territory.
b) It included what are now the states of
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,
Minnesota, and Wisconsin
c) Required the provision of public
education and banned slavery
USA 1783 Map Activity p. 6 (2 stamps)
1) Label and color the New England States RED
2) Label and color the Mid-Atlantic States PURPLE
3) Label and color the Southern States ORANGE
4) Label and color the Northwestern Territory States
GREEN
5) Label and color British Canada BROWN
6) Label and color Spanish Florida and Spanish
Louisiana YELLOW
7) Trace or Shade in BLUE bodies of water: Label the
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of
Mexico, and the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario,
Michigan, Erie and Superior.
USA 1783 Map Activity p. 6 (2 stamps)
1) Label and color the New England States RED
2) Label and color the Mid-Atlantic States PURPLE
3) Label and color the Southern States ORANGE
4) Label and color the Northwestern Territory States
GREEN
5) Label and color British Canada BROWN
6) Label and color Spanish Florida and Spanish
Louisiana YELLOW
7) Trace or Shade in BLUE bodies of water: Label the
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of
Mexico, and the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario,
Michigan, Erie and Superior.