Lesson 5.01: Growing Pains for the New Nation

5.01 Political Cartoon

The central government faced many challenges under the Articles of Confederation due to its inability to regulate trade, levy taxes (tax its citizens), or enforce any of the powers that it had been given by the Articles.

In this Task you will use information from the lesson to create a political cartoon that reflects the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

1. Go to Comic Creator. You do not need a login.
2. Create a title for your cartoon.
3. Select one pane.
4. Build your political cartoon.
5. One complete, choose Finish.
6. Choose Print, but instead of sending it to a printer, save the cartoon as a PDF.
7. Submit your cartoon to the 5.01 Political Cartoon Dropbox.

5.01 Shays' Rebellion Discussion

What are your views on rebellion or protesting against the government? Do you feel that Daniel Shays was justified in his call to stop the courts and free those in debt to the government? Why? How do you think that Shay’s Rebellion encouraged the idea of a new government in America?

• Post your thoughts to the 5.01 Shays' Rebellion Discussion using four to five sentences. Support your answer by including evidence from the lesson about Shays' Rebellion.
• Respond in two complete sentences to a classmate whose post you agree with and explain why you agree.
• Respond in two complete sentences to a classmate whose post you disagree with and explain why you do not think it would have worked or why another change would have been more effective.
• Post all answers to the the 5.01 Shays' Rebellion Discussion.

At the beginning to the Learn, you were given a link to download and complete 5.01 Land Ordinances as you reviewed the lesson. Submit it to the 5.01 Land Ordinances Dropbox.

At the beginning to the Learn, you were given a link to download and complete 5.01 Notes Guide as you reviewed the lesson. Submit your completed work to the 5.01 Notes Guide Dropbox.