1. The New Government: Articles of Confederation

• Why did the Second Continental Congress design a “weak” government? 
• Strengths and weaknesses?
• Shay's Rebellion
• Hip Hughes 
• More info

2. Cartoon Analysis Quiz (cartoon above)

3. The Constitution

• Problems and Compromises
• Federalism
• Articles

 4. Comparing the Constitution and the AoC

5. Ratification

HW - read Federalist paper #10 and answer the reading questions.