The Critical Period:  The Articles of Confederation





Directions:  Use your textbook, media resources and the links I have listed below to help you answer the Key Questions for your particular topic. Prepare a web page that presents this information in a concise, informative and entertaining way. You may accomplish this task with a few sentences for each term. You may group or categorize terms as you see fit. You should also import images, primary source documents, and graphics from the internet to enhance your page.

CONTENT TO COVER

  1. Key People
  2. Strengths of the Articles
  3. Weaknesses of the Articles
  4. Key Documents
LINKS
http://www.colonialhall.co
http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/inde1.htm
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/index.html
http://www.historyplace.com/

CONCLUSION
Once you have completed identifying the people and groups above, write a short conclusion to your site by answering the questions below.

1. Did the Articles of Confederation serve Americans well during the war?
2. Which accomplishments do you find the most important?
3. Which were the most serious defects in the document?
4. Overall,  were the Articles a success or a failure?
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