John DeBakey

Web Dropin #1

Oct. 2, 2005

Articles of Confederation

Before our Constitution was created there was a first national government under the Articles of Confederation. But the government under the Articles was vastly ineffective and ran into many problems. To look further at the Articles of Confederation we will look at this site http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/makingoftheconstitution1.htm and analyze our nation first government.

Students will visit the above site and answer the following questions:

1. Describe what the Articles of Confederation were:

2. Describe some problems with the Articles of Confederation:

3. What were some of the affects of Shay’s Rebellion?

4. What was The Great Compromise? Do the affects of the compromise still in use today?

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/makingoftheconstitution1.htm