Articles of Confederation 1781 - 1787

Related reading includes Chapter 3, Section #1, Chapter 3, Section #2, and Chapter 3, Section #3 of The American Journey.

Students will learn about:

• the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation as our first national constitution.

• how the ordinances of 1785 and 1787 privatized national resources and transferred federally owned lands into private holdings, townships, and states.

• The Constitutional Convention and ratification of our Constitution.