The Articles of Confederation - A Union Without Power

This lecture examines the Articles of Confederation, including debates over representation, taxation, western lands, foreign relations, and the limits of congressional power. It also explains how events such as Shays' Rebellion encouraged support for a stronger national government and the Constitution.

Syllabus

- Chapter 1. Introduction: A Union Without Power
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- Chapter 2. Representation, Taxation, Western Lands: Debates on the Articles of Confederation
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- Chapter 3. The Immediate Effects of the Articles
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- Chapter 4. Frail Foreign Relations, Weak Congress, Splitting States: Weaknesses in the Confederation in the 1780s
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- Chapter 5. Shays' Rebellion and Newbough Conspiracy: Their Impacts on Thoughts for a Stronger, National Government
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- Chapter 6. How Can the States be United? Debates on the National Constitution
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