Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1609: Problems With the Articles of Confederation
There were lots of problems with the Articles of Confederation. Congress, for example, had no money and could not directly raise funds.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:property Rights Threatened Under the Articles of Confederation
Under the Articles of Confederation, factions in state legislatures threatened property rights.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1614: The Annapolis Convention
Only five states bothered to show up at the Annapolis Convention, but something important happened there: delegates agreed that the Articles of Confederation should be revised.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1615: The Philadelphia Convention
Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787. Their task: to amend the Articles of Confederation. Their accomplishment: a new framework for a government that would last more than 200 years.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1629: Creating a Strong National Government
The national government under the Articles of Confederation was weak. The Framers set out to fix that problem.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 214: Articles of Confederation Part 1
Today we begin our discussion of the Articles of Confederation.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 215: Articles of Confederation Part 2
On today's episode, we examine the roles of Benjamin Franklin and Richard Henry Lee in bringing about the Articles of Confederation.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 221: Articles of Confederation Part 8
On the podcast today, we discuss the solutions to states' concerns about the national government's power that paved the way for adopting the Articles of Confederation.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:achievements of the Articles of Confederation Part 1
Today we delve into constitutional history by examining the achievements of the Articles of Confederation.
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60 Second Civics:achievements of the Articles of Confederation Part 2
On today's podcast, we discuss the Northwest Ordinance.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 261: Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation Part 1
On today's podcast, we discuss weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 262: Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation Part 2
Today we examine how the national government was unable to protect loyalists from the states.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 263: Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation Part 3
On the podcast today: localists versus cosmopolitans in post-Revolutionary America.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 264: Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation Part 4
On today's 60-Second Civics: majority tyranny in post-Revolutionary America.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:attempts to Reform the Articles of Confederation Part 1
Today we discuss attempts to solve the problems of the Articles of Confederation.
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60 Second Civics:attempts to Reform the Articles of Confederation Part 2
On today's podcast, we discuss demands for a constitutional convention caused by the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
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60 Second Civics:attempts to Reform the Articles of Confederation Part 3
On the podcast today, we learn about the failure of the Annapolis convention and calls for a new convention to amend the Articles of Confederation.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:problems With Amending the Articles of Confederation
Today, we discuss problems with amending the Articles of Confederation.
Crash Course
Crash Course Us History #8: The Constitution: Articles & Federalism
In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about the United States Constitution. During and after the American Revolutionary War, the government of the new country operated under the Articles of Confederation. While these...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 10: Shays' Rebellion
In 1786, a group of farmers in Massachusetts started a rebellion. It would ultimately be the last nail in the coffin of the Articles of Confederation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Preamble of the u.s. Constitution
Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the Preamble to the Constitution. [3:29]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Democratic Ideals in the Preamble to the Us Constitution
Learn how the Preamble to the US Constitution reflects the democratic ideals of the Framers. [3:11]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Democratic Ideals in the Declaration of Independence
This video is a close reading of the beginnings of the Declaration of Independence to identify ideas of natural rights, social contract, limited government and popular sovereignty in the text. [7:52]
HipHughes History
You Tube: The Articles of Confederation Explained: u.s. History Review
Mr. Hughes explains the basics of the Articles of Confederation including the reasons for its eventual demise. Topics include the NW Ordinance of 1787, Shay's Rebellion and the Annapolis Convention.