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Articles of Confederation

Reading at 2 different reading levels, task cards to match cause and effect, and

foldables to organize information

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Get your students to work with the causes and effects of the Articles of Confederation! Included you will find a leveled reading, 18 cause, effect and

Articles of Confederation Task Cards, 2 interactive notebook foldables, and more!

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Articles of ConfederationWhen teaching kids about the Articles of Confederation, it’s important for them to understand why they were written and what the effects of the weaknesses were.

Included you will find:

● 1 reading about the Articles of Confederation at 2 different reading levels● Task Cards

○ 6 causes○ 6 content of the Articles of Confederation○ 6 effects

● 2 foldables where students can record their findings from the task cards● Answer Key● Chart for recording (alternative to the foldables)

Procedure:

1. Launch the Articles of Confederation. Have students read the handouts.

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The Articles of ConfederationThese videos are also great:

The Articles of Confederation in One Minute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsasRqBW0_A

“What Were the Articles of Confederation: America: Facts v. Fiction” Viideo 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KGG9afW7XY**** If you are not able to access YouTube at school, I suggest you use a website like KeepVid or SaveTube to download the video from YouTube to your computer. I actually like to do this and upload them to my Google Drive account so I know that I will always have the video even if it is taken off of YouTube.2. Give students the three sets of cards. I didn’t have a color printer so I printed them on colored paper. Tell them they needto match a Cause, an AOC, and an Effect. Once my kids made a match, I prompted them to write it into the foldable. The more matches they made the easier it got and the best part was…. they were taking notes and they didn’t even know it!*** I included blank cards if you wanted to modify the cards to fit your classroom.

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Leveled Reading and SuggestionsArticle Color Flesch-Kincaid Grade

Level

The Articles of Confederation 9.6

The Articles of Confederation 7.5

If you would like to see how these scores measure up to other reading levels used in schools, this is a good website: http://help.pearsoncmg.com/xl/mfdl/instructor/ccng/Content/assign_mngr/lexile_conversion.htm

Suggestions:● The Key Ideas and Details can be used with both readings.● The Color the Facts activity has the same questions as the Key

Ideas and Details activity but are easier for struggling learners.

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Articles of ConfederationDid you know that America has had two constitutions? Our first constitution was called the

Articles of Confederation. It was written after we declared independence and did a good job of getting us through the American Revolution. This plan of government organized the thirteen colonies as a confederation, or a friendship between groups that have the same purpose. Everything that went into the Articles of Confederation, was a direct reaction to the unfair treatment the colonists had received from England and King George III. By making a government that would never be able to take away their rights, though, they also made a government that was very weak and would never be able to support a new country.

The colonists were afraid of a strong central government. Because of this, the government could write laws but states didn’t have to follow them or the treaties that were made by the central government. Under the Articles, the central government had to hope the states would enforce their own laws.

The colonists were afraid that an executive, or president, would get too much power like the king. They decided that they wouldn’t have an executive branch or a national court system. Unfortunately, this meant that there was no one to coordinate the government. Without a court system ,there was no one to stop fights between the states.

Since King George III controlled everything in the colonies, the states were afraid of losing power. To make sure they kept being powerful, they made sure that every state had a say in the government.

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Articles of ConfederationTo make an amendment (a change to the constitution) they needed all 13 states to approve. Getting all 13 states to agree on anything was extremely difficult so it became hard to make necessary changes to the Articles of Confederation.

Because King George passed so many laws that the colonists considered bad for the 13 colonies, the colonists were afraid of laws being passed that did not benefit most of the states. In the Articles of Confederation, 9 of the 13 states had to approve of a law before it was passed. This meant it was very difficult to pass laws because the new states voted for what benefited them and not necessarily what was best for the country.

The colonists did not like following the laws of Britain because they felt Britain did not understand them. Because they felt like this, they made sure that each state could make their own laws and didn’t have to follow the laws of other states. There were many problems with this, though. The states often fought over trade because the laws in one state did not apply in another state.

The colonists were afraid of more “Taxation without Representation.” They wrote into their first constitution that only the states could tax the colonists. Because they couldn’t collect their own taxes, the central government never had any money. They had to constantly ask the states for money to operate the government.

Although the Articles of Confederation were a good first attempt at bringing 13 very different colonies together to act as one nation, they would never be able to turn America into a strong country.

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Did you know that America had two constitutions? Our first constitution was called the Articles of Confederation. It was written after we declared independence. It did a good job of getting us through the American Revolution. This plan of government organized the thirteen colonies as a confederation. A confederation is a friendship between groups that have the same wants and needs. Everything that went into the Articles of Confederation was a reaction to unfair treatment. The colonists believed England and King George III were unfair. America made a government that would never be able to take away their rights. They also made a government that was very weak. It would never be able to support a new country.

The colonists were afraid of a strong central government. Because of this, the government could write laws but states didn’t have to follow them. They also didn’t have to follow the treaties that were made by the central government. Under the Articles, the central government hoped the states would enforce their own laws.

The colonists were afraid that an executive, or president, would get too much power like the king. They decided that they wouldn’t have an executive branch or a national court system. Unfortunately, this meant that there was no one to organize the government. Without a court system,there was no one to stop fights between the states.

Since King George III controlled everything in the colonies, the states were afraid of losing power. They made sure that every state had a say in the government. To make an amendment (a change to the constitution) they needed all 13 states to approve. Getting all 13 states to agree on anything was extremely

Articles of Confederation

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Articles of Confederationdifficult. It was hard to make needed changes to the Articles of Confederation.

King George passed so many laws that the colonists considered bad for the 13 colonies. The colonists were afraid of laws being passed that did not make most of the states happy. In the Articles of Confederation, 9 of the 13 states had to approve of a law before it was passed. This meant it was very difficult to pass laws. The new states voted for what benefitted them. They didn’t vote for laws that were best for the country.

The colonists did not like following the laws of Britain because they felt Britain did not understand them. They made sure that each state could make their own laws. They didn’t have to follow the laws of other states. There were many problems with this. The states often fought over trade because the laws in one state did not apply in another state.

The colonists were afraid of more “Taxation without Representation.” They wrote into their first constitution that only the states could tax the colonists. Because they couldn’t collect their own taxes, the central government never had any money. They had to constantly ask the states for money to operate the government.

Although the Articles of Confederation were a good first attempt at bringing 13 very different colonies together to act as one nation, they would never be able to turn America into a strong country.

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The colonists were afraid of more

“Taxation without Representation.”

Cause 1

The colonists did not like following the laws of Britain because they

felt Britain did not understand them.

The colonists were afraid of a strong central government.

Cause 2

Cause 3 Cause 4

The states were afraid of losing power so

they made sure that every state had a say

in government.

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Cause 5

The colonists were

afraid that an

executive would get

too much power like

the king.

Cause 6

The colonists were

afraid of laws being

passed that did not

benefit most of the

states.

Cause Cause

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Congress could not tax the

people; only the states had this

power.AOC 1

States didn’t have to follow laws or treaties made by

the central government.

AOC 2

States could make their own laws and

didn’t have to follow the laws of

other states.AOC 3

They didn’t have an executive branch (president) or a

central court system.

AOC 4

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To make an amendment they

needed all 13 states approval.

AOC 5

To pass a law, 9 of the 13 states had to approve.

AOC 6

AOC AOC

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There was no one to coordinate the

government; there was no central court

to stop fights between the states.

Effect 1

The states often fought over trade;

laws in one state did not apply in another

state.

The central government had

to hope the states would enforce

their own laws.

It was extremely difficult to make

any changes to the Constitution.

Effect 2

Effect 3 Effect 4

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Effect 5

The central government never had any money. They had to constantly

ask the states for money to operate the government.

Effect 6

It was very difficult to pass laws; states

voted for what benefited them and

not what was best for the country.

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Congress could not tax the

people; only the states had this

power.AOC 1

The colonists were afraid of more

“Taxation without Representation.”

Cause 1

The central government never had any money. They had to constantly ask the states for money to

operate the government.

Effect 6

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The colonists were afraid of a strong central government.

Cause 3

States didn’t have to follow laws or treaties made by

the central government.

AOC 2

The central government had

to hope the states would enforce

their own laws.Effect 3

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The colonists did not like following the

laws of Britain because they felt

Britain did not understand them.

Cause 2

States could make their own laws

and didn’t have to follow the laws of

other states.AOC 3

The states often fought over trade;

laws in one state did not apply in another

state.Effect 2

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The colonists were afraid that an

executive would get too much

power like the king. Cause 6

They didn’t have an executive

branch (president) or a central court

system.AOC 4

There was no one to coordinate the

government; there was no central court

to stop fights between the states.

Effect 1

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The states were afraid of losing

power so they made sure that every state had a say.

Cause 4

To make an amendment they

needed all 13 states approval.

AOC 5

It was extremely difficult to make

any changes to the Constitution.

Effect 4

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Cause 5

The colonists were

afraid of laws

being passed that

did not benefit

most of the states.

To pass a law, 9 of

the 13 states had

to approve.

AOC 6

Effect 5

It was very difficult to

pass laws; states voted

for what benefited

them and not what

was best for the

country.

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Cause 1 AOC 1 Effect 6

Cause 3 AOC 2 Effect 3

Cause 2 AOC 3 Effect 2

Cause 6 AOC 4 Effect 1

Cause 4 AOC 5 Effect 4

Cause 5 AOC 6 Effect 5

Answer Key

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Foldable Directions

Have students write what was written in the Articles of Confederation on the inside

top tab.

Follow the directions on each sheet for

where you should cut and glue

Have students write what the effect was on the bottom

inside tab.

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Articles of Confederation

The colonists were afraid of

more “Taxation without

Representation.”

The colonists did not like following

the laws of Britain because they felt Britain

did not understand them.

The colonists were afraid of

a strong central

government.

Fold Here

Fold Here

Cut on dotted

line

Place Glue Here!

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Articles of Confederation

The states were afraid of losing power so they

made sure that every state had a

say in government.

The colonists were afraid of

laws being passed that did

not benefit most of the

states.

The colonists were afraid

that an executive

would get too much power like the king.

Fold Here

Cut on dotted

line

Place Glue Here!

Fold Here

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Cause Articles of Confederation

Effect

Articles of ConfederationName ________________________________________________________________________

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Cause Articles of Confederation

Effect

The colonists were afraid of more “Taxation without Representation.”

Congress could not tax the people; only the states had this power.

The central government never had any money. They had to constantly ask the

states for money to operate the government.

The colonists were afraid of a strong central government.

States didn’t have to follow laws or treaties made by the central

government.

The central government had to hope the states would enforce their own laws.

The colonists did not like following the laws of Britain because they felt Britain

did not understand them.

States could make their own laws and didn’t have to follow the laws

of other states.

The states often fought over trade; laws in one state did not apply in another

state.

The colonists were afraid that an executive would get too much power like

the king.

They didn’t have an executive branch (president) or a central

court system.

There was no one to coordinate the government; there was no central court

to stop fights between the states.

The states were afraid of losing power so they made sure that every state had a

say.

To make an amendment they needed all 13 states approval.

It was extremely difficult to make any changes to the Constitution.

The colonists were afraid of laws being passed that did not benefit most of the

states.

To pass a law, 9 of the 13 states had to approve.

It was very difficult to pass laws; states voted for what benefited them and not

what was best for the country.

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