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The Articles of Confederation
Our Country's First Laws
When our country was just
beginning, it was made up of 13
colonies r uled by En gland.
When we declared our
independence from England,
these 13 colonies became our first
13 st ates. It wasn't long before
each state had its own governor
and law-making body.
The 13 new states wanted to
join together to fight for
freedom. They wanted to set up
laws that would help them run
their new country. They did not
want these laws to be too strong.
They had been ruled by the
powerful King George III and
didn't like that.
Each one of the states sent
delega tes to a meeting called the
Second Continental Congress,
which first met on May la, 1775.
These men wrote a set of laws
called the Articles of
Confederation. Some people call
this list of laws our first
constitution.
Under the laws of the Articles
of Confederation, we:
• learned much about how to
govern ourselves.
• fought our war of
independence.
• sent representatives to other
countries.
• and figured out a way to
admit new states to our country.
But there were weaknesses.
We'll tell you about them in our
next month's issue about the
Constitution.
The Articles of Confederation gave our new country the
power to declare war and peace. The unfinished painting
above is known as liThe Treaty of Paris.# This treaty was
signed in France in 1783. It ended the Revolutionary War. The
painting shows the American signers (left to right), John Jay,
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Henry Laurens. The man
at the far right is Franklin's grandson. He was the secretary for
this group. No one really knows why the painting wasn't finished.
This is.. the second issue in a
series about our COrlsti'tution.'"'" .. The Constitution is a set of basic
laws organizing and limiting the
powers of government. The 200th
anniversary of our Constitution
will be Sept. 17, 1987.
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Meet Glenn Frey
from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam
From member of a pop group
to solo artist, Glenn Frey is big
in the music scene.
Glenn, 37, grew up in Detroit.
He moved to California at age
19 to start a music career.
In the early '70s, Glenn helped
form the group The Eagles. For
10 years, they were one of the ..
most popular bands in America. ~
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In 1981, Glenn left the group
to try a solo career. He has had
two top-selling albums, which
included the hits "The One You
Love" and "Smuggler's Blues."
He has also written songs for
TV shows and movies.
His future plans include
recording a third album and
s tarring in a movie.
With both a musical and
acting career doing well, Glenn
says, "I am really lucky and
very thankful."
Articles of Confederation words and dates
Article: one part of a
written list of laws.
The Articles of
Confederation had 13
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1781: Articles of
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1776:
Declaration of
Independence
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Colony: a group of
people who leave one
place and settle in
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1785: Land Ordinance of
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1776: Articles of
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the Second Continental
Congress.
Confederation: a group that has
joined together for the same reasons.
1777: Articles of
Confederation approved and
sent to the states for their
approval.
Ordinance: an order or law set
down by the government.
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mapping western lands.
1787: Northwest
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for turning new western
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1787: Constitutional Convention.
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Q: What is the largest reptile alive?
Here are some mouse jokes for you!
Q: Which mouse learned to pick
locks? .
A: Mick Key Mouse!
Q: Name a historical mouse
dictator.
A: Mouseolini.
Q: Which mouse is in charge of the mail ?
A: The postmouster general.
Q: What does Sherlock Mouse do for a living?
A: He solves mouseteries.
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the anaconda, a snake found by rivers
in South America. They have been
known to reach 40 feet in length.
The largest reptile in weight is the
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Guidelines for settling our western lands
Who owned the
western lands?
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While the Articles of
Confederation were in effect,
the government passed two
important laws.
These laws set up ways to
take the new western lands that
we gained and turn them in to
states.
The areas that were claimed by some of the
first 13 states are shaded.
The Articles of Confederation
were passed by the Second
Continental Congress in 1777. All
of the 13 states had to approve
them before they could become the
law of the land.
It took four years to do this because
some of the states claimed that they
had rights to land to the west.
The state of Maryland would not
sign the articles until all of the
states gave up their claims
and turned the area over to
the u.S. government. This
happened in 1781.
The Articles were our
country's government until
The first plan
was called the
Land Ordinance
(or order) of 1785.
It set up the
guidelines for
mapping and
measuring the new lands (called
territories) .
Thomas Jefferson came up
with a simple block or grid
system that divided most of the
western lands into
squares called
townships. The
townships were
then divided into
sections.
The Northwest Territory was divided into
five states: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, and a part of Minnesota.
The second plan was called the
Northwest Ordinance. It set
down the steps that each
territory had to go through
before it became a state.
For example, when a territory
finally had 60,000 settlers and a
law-making body, it could ask to
be a state. When Congress did
give its approval, the new state
would be on equal terms wi th
the other states.
The Northwest Ordinance also
prohibited slavery in that area,
encouraged schools, guaranteed
freedom of religion, trial by jury
and fair treatment to the Indians.
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Gray, educational specialists, the National Archives; Ann Soldz, special projects teacher,
Fairfax, Va., County Public Schools; Sheila Mann, director, Project '87; and Mary
Alexander, educational director, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.
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Mini Spy and Basset Brown enjoy flying kites in the
spring. See if you can find:
• word MINI
• celery
• man's face
• screw
• tooth
• screwdriver
• pickax
• button
• leaf
• briefcase
~Rookie Cookie's Recipe
Cinnamon Puffs
You'll need:
• 1 package refrigerated
cinnamon rolls
• marshmallows
What to do:
1. Separate and flatten rolls.
Wrap each one around a
marshmallow.
2. Place in greased muffin pan.
3. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes.
The marshmallows melt, leaving the roll hollow 1
with a sweet syrup.
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Teacher's
Guide
For use by teachers and parents at home and at
school.
For use with issue: Our Country's First Laws
Main idea: This issue is the second in a series about the Constitution. This issue
discusses the Articles of Confederation. The following is a list of activities to be used
with this issue. They are listed in order of difficulty, with the easier pre-reader
assignments listed first . Ask the children to do the following :
1. Talk about what you see in the painting. How are the men dressed? What do
you think the painting would look like if it were finished? How many men are in the
painting? Have you heard of any of them before?
2. Why are laws important to our society? What are some laws you can think of
that we obey every day? What would our country be like without laws?
3. This issue is the second in a series about the Constitution. Design a booklet or
folder in which to keep the issues in the Constitution series.
4. Look on the front page of your local newspaper. Underline any names of states
you see. How often do you see your own state's name?
S. Have your class set up some laws for the students to live by in class and on the
playground. Discuss .each law and why it should be obeyed.
6 . On what date did your state become part of the United States?
7. Underline all the dates. Which is the oldest? Which is the most recent? How
many years are in the 18th century?
8. Pretend each student is a delegate to the Second Continental Congress . What
do you think the meeting room looked like? What important decisions were made?
What would some of the arguments and disagreements have been? Which states were
represen ted?
(Note to Editor: Above is the Teacher's Guide for Issue 17.)
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