The document discusses finishing a station activity at school about the Constitutional Convention. It provides background information on the Articles of Confederation and weaknesses it had around land claims, financing, and foreign relations. It then describes a station activity where students discuss whether certain issues around land disputes, debt, and other countries taking advantage of disunity were weaknesses or strengths of the Articles of Confederation.

1. Today we are finishing
I can’t wait.
the station activity.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
A Nation United

2. Warm Up

3. Warm Up
Where was the Constitutional Convention
held?
What was the purpose of the Convention?
What document were they trying to fix?
What is a compromise?

4. Objectives

5. Objectives
Complete the station activity with those at your
table
Begin the essay graphic organizer

6. Main Idea

7. Main Idea
During the War Congress areed upon the
first constitution for the new nation, and they
called it the Articles of Confederation: a
loose alliance of the 13 separate states

8. Activity

9. Activity

10. Activity

11. Activity

12. I. Land Claims

13. I. Land Claims
A. States began arguing over lands

14. I. Land Claims
A. States began arguing over lands
B. AOC did not give the central government
power to claim lands

15. I. Land Claims
A. States began arguing over lands
B. AOC did not give the central government
power to claim lands
Is this a weakness or a strength?

16. I. Land Claims
A. States began arguing over lands
B. AOC did not give the central government
power to claim lands
Is this a weakness or a strength?

17. II. Mo Money Mo Problems

18. II. Mo Money Mo Problems
A. America owed lots of $ to other nations

19. II. Mo Money Mo Problems
A. America owed lots of $ to other nations
B. AOC did not have power to raise taxes

20. II. Mo Money Mo Problems
A. America owed lots of $ to other nations
B. AOC did not have power to raise taxes
C. Congress had to ask states for $, who often
refused

21. II. Mo Money Mo Problems
A. America owed lots of $ to other nations
B. AOC did not have power to raise taxes
C. Congress had to ask states for $, who often
refused
D. Different $ systems were worth different
amounts across state lines

22. II. Mo Money Mo Problems
A. America owed lots of $ to other nations
B. AOC did not have power to raise taxes
C. Congress had to ask states for $, who often
refused
D. Different $ systems were worth different
amounts across state lines
Is this a weakness or a strength?

23. II. Mo Money Mo Problems
A. America owed lots of $ to other nations
B. AOC did not have power to raise taxes
C. Congress had to ask states for $, who often
refused
D. Different $ systems were worth different
amounts across state lines
Is this a weakness or a strength?

24. III. Pick On the New Guy

25. III. Pick On the New Guy
A. Other countries see the disunity

26. III. Pick On the New Guy
A. Other countries see the disunity
B. Britain disobeys Treaty of Paris, keeps troops
in the Ohio River Valley

27. III. Pick On the New Guy
A. Other countries see the disunity
B. Britain disobeys Treaty of Paris, keeps troops
in the Ohio River Valley
C. Spain closes its ports on New Orleans to
American shipping

28. III. Pick On the New Guy
A. Other countries see the disunity
B. Britain disobeys Treaty of Paris, keeps troops
in the Ohio River Valley
C. Spain closes its ports on New Orleans to
American shipping
Is this a weakness or a strength?

29. III. Pick On the New Guy
A. Other countries see the disunity
B. Britain disobeys Treaty of Paris, keeps troops
in the Ohio River Valley
C. Spain closes its ports on New Orleans to
American shipping
Is this a weakness or a strength?

30. Wrap Up

31. Wrap Up
Are the AOC helping or hurting our new
nation?
What is the MAJOR PROBLEM that all other
problems are stemming from?