Do-Now Questions for Week of 11/26/12

MONDAY:
List the five powers denied to the federal government under Article IX of the Articles of Confederation. (Note: There are eight, but we identified the five most important ones.)

1) Cannot engage in war, 2) cannot coin/print money, 3) cannot regulate the value of money, 4) cannot enter treaties/alliances, and 5) cannot borrow money on the credit of the United States.

TUESDAY:
In 1787, Daniel Shays led a group of men to the Springfield Armory in Springfield, MA. 1) Why did they march here, 2) what kind of men joined Shays, and 3) what did they plan to do afterward?

Daniel Shays led his men to the Springfield Armory because they needed weapons. The men under his command, although they were Revolutionary War veterans, were still only farmers and did not have access to the kinds of weapons needed to achieve their ultimate goal: to march on Boston and overthrow the Massachusetts state government.

WEDNESDAY:
Fill in the missing parts of the following flow chart:

--Revolutionary war breaks out.
--Farmers borrow money from Boston merchants.
--1)___________________________________
--The war ends the need for surplus food no longer exists.
--2)___________________________________
--Debtors face three options...
     --3)_________________________________
     --Property seized by bank/creditor
     --4)_________________________________
--Farmers become scared about losing their property and the right to vote
--5)___________________________________


--Revolutionary war breaks out
--Farmers borrow money from Boston merchants
--Farmers use the money to purchase and plant extra seeds
--The war ends the need for surplus food no longer exists
--Farmers cannot repay debts to Boston merchants
--Debtors face three options...
     1. Property sold at auction
     2. Property seized by bank/creditor
     3. Debtor's jail
--Farmers become scared about losing their property and the right to vote
--Shays' Rebellion begins

THURSDAY:
See separate sheet: "Interview Questions" If you need to make up this assignment, ask Mr. Joyal for an extra sheet in class. This will count as both Thursday and Friday's Do-Nows.

--Samuel Adams: "County conventions are dangerous and must be disbanded."
--George Washington to Samuel Adams: "Meet with Shays' and his men and redress their grievances if possible before you face open rebellion."
--Henry Knox: "Shays' Rebellion has shown us that the national government is too weak and must be changed."
--Benjamin Lincoln: "I will raise a mercenary army to face Shays by collecting money from my wealthy friends and then paying my soldiers to fight."
--Daniel Shays: "Closing the courts was a big victory because no more debtors could be sent to jail."

FRIDAY:
See Thursday.

Do-Now Questions for Week of 11/19/12

MONDAY:
Name one power given to the national government under the Articles of Confederation. Name two powers given to the states. Which level of government is stronger under the Articles.

Powers given to the federal government under the Articles of Confederation include 1) appointing military officers, 2) establishing a postal system, and 3) setting up courts. Powers given to the states included 1) taxing residents, 2) regulating trade with other states, and 3) raising militias. Under the Articles of Confederation, the state governments were much stronger than the federal government.

TUESDAY:
Choose one of the following events and explain how it may have been different if the United States was still governed under the Articles of Confederation: 1) September 11, 2001, 2) Israeli-Palestinian Tensions, 3) States voting on issues that would contradict federal laws.

For all three of these examples, the federal government would be very limited in its ability to respond. After September 11th, the government would not have been able to launch attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq because the government would not have a standing army. The same would be the case for the current tensions between Israel and Palestine. While the federal government would have the port to make agreements with these other countries, there is no military to support them. In the third example, states laws would surpass federal laws by design. 

Ten Days that Unexpectedly Changed America: Shays' Rebellion

2012 Election Map

The map showing how each individual state voted in the 2012 Presidential Election can be found here:
http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/President/2012/

Completed Government Chart Study Guide

Use the following chart to study for your quiz on Monday, November 5, 2012. Ten of the boxes will be left blank and everything else will be filled in. If you have any questions, feel free to comment on this post.