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What idea is the cartoonist expressing when he titled this political cartoon " rough sailing ahead " ?

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He/she is expressing the idea that the Articles of Confederation are going to make it difficult for the country to advance (because they make the central government too weak)

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The cartoonist who created the political cartoon " Rough Sailing Ahead" was expressing his belief that the Articles of Confederation was too weak to be an effective form of government.

Further Explanation:

The Articles of Confederation was America's first government without British rule. This constitution was developed based on America's experience as colonists of Great Britain. This is one of the many reasons why this first constitution had a very weak central government. As shown in the cartoon, the federal government did not have the power to:

A) Enforce treaties (aka agreements).

B) Collect taxes- This made it extremely difficult to pay of their debt from the American Revolution.

C) Raise an army- This would become a problem when Daniel Shay and other farmers revolted against recently implemented taxes by their state governments. This was known as Shay's Rebellion.

These are just some of the many problems with the Articles of Confederation. This is why delegates from the 13 states met at the Constitutional Convention in order to fix the Articles of Confederation. After realizing that this was not a possibility, the delegates decided to get rid of the Articles of Confederation and create a brand new constitution. This lead s to the creation of the US Constitution we still possess today.

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Topic: American History, Constitutional History

Grade Level: 7-12

Keywords: Articles of Confederation, weaknesses, Constitutional Convention, US Constitution

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a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”

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the ansseer is going to be c i think

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