Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Article failure

Another video URL:  http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1lj2UpUVqzE. 

Summary:

  • 1776-1787 run under the first constitution 'the articles of confederation'.
  • Federal government was to weak and not enough power
  • Federal government has to try and gain power
  • Only 1 branch of government: legislative
  • 1 vote per state
  • The good: northwest ordinance of 1787 federal government nation, territory's join US
  • The bad: no president, no court,no tax, no army, 13 votes to change articles of confederation
  • The ugly: shays rebellion demanding change
  • Congress was 13 members
  • Federal government had a lot less power than the state 

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