Monday, December 4, 2017

December 4-8, 2017

This week we begin:
Unit 4 Creating a New Government: Articles of Confederation, Northwest Ordinance, Shay's Rebellion.


*What is the purpose of government?
*How does government know what to do?
*What is a constitution?
*What were the "Articles of Confederation?
*What kind of a government did our founding fathers want for the United States of America?
*Why did they fear giving the "federal/national" government too much power?
*What were the strengths and weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation?
*What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
*Who was Daniel Shay? What was he upset about? What dramatic thing did he do in 1787?                   

   

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