Oklahoma Social Studies 5.C.4.3

5.C.4.3 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 5.C.4.3.A

  Identify the Articles of Confederation as a loose alliance of states.

• 5.C.4.3.B

  Explain the importance of the Articles of Confederation to wage a war and conduct foreign diplomacy.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how the Continental Congress led the new nation and how the Articles set up a national government with limited power. They describe how Congress directed the war and dealt with other countries while states kept most power.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain that Congress organized the army and sought help from France. They can also explain that Congress could ask states for war money but could not tax people directly.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think the Articles created the same federal government we have now. Some think Congress could collect taxes directly, or that each state had to fight and negotiate alone.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Under the Articles, who kept most power, Congress or the states? Name one way Congress helped fight the war and one way it worked with France.

1. 01

   Hand out Congress and state role cards; have Congress request war funds and states decide whether to pay.

2. 02

   Ask students to write: How could Congress seek help from France when states kept most power?

3. 03

   Race to sort cards marked 'make treaties,' 'request state funds,' and 'tax citizens directly' into Congress can or cannot columns.

4. 04

   Compare Congress requesting war funds with a school club asking classrooms to contribute money for a shared field trip.

• 8.C.2.1

  Summarize the effectiveness of the Articles of Confederation as the first national system of government for the purpose of conducting the war against Britain.

• 5.C.5

  Examine the formation of the United States of America’s system of government following the American Revolution.

• 8.C.3

  Examine the formation of the United States of America’s system of government following the Revolutionary War and the creation of the Constitution of the United ...

• 8.C.4.2

  Examine the structure and principles of the United States of America’s government established in the Constitution of the United States of America, focusing on t...