America´s Dark Side
How America´s Government Failed By: Carter Washburn
The Articles of Confederation
Negatives
- 9 states had to vote yes to pass a law
- Each state had their own type of money
- They could not tax the people
- Each state had their own army
- They had no national court system
Positives
- They came up with a way to survey land that we still use today
- They outlawed slavery in the new territory
Vocabulary
- Constitution - A written plan of government
- Bicameral - A legislature with two houses.
- Confederation - States that come together for a common purpose.
Shays´s Rebellion
There was once a man by the name of Daniel Shays and he was a farmer. At this time America was at war and he was needed to fight. After he fought in the war he came back to his farm and quickly noticed that it was not his farm anymore. America had taken his farm because they were in debt. He then went around to look for other farmers that had lost their land because of America. He talked to them and then led a rebellion with them because they were so mad. Although they were quickly stopped it sent a wake-up call to America about their government.