Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 1609: Problems With the Articles of Confederation

9th - 10th
There were lots of problems with the Articles of Confederation. Congress, for example, had no money and could not directly raise funds.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:property Rights Threatened Under the Articles of Confederation

9th - 10th
Under the Articles of Confederation, factions in state legislatures threatened property rights.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 1614: The Annapolis Convention

9th - 10th
Only five states bothered to show up at the Annapolis Convention, but something important happened there: delegates agreed that the Articles of Confederation should be revised.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 1615: The Philadelphia Convention

9th - 10th
Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787. Their task: to amend the Articles of Confederation. Their accomplishment: a new framework for a government that would last more than 200 years.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 1629: Creating a Strong National Government

9th - 10th
The national government under the Articles of Confederation was weak. The Framers set out to fix that problem.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 214: Articles of Confederation Part 1

9th - 10th
Today we begin our discussion of the Articles of Confederation.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 215: Articles of Confederation Part 2

9th - 10th
On today's episode, we examine the roles of Benjamin Franklin and Richard Henry Lee in bringing about the Articles of Confederation.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 221: Articles of Confederation Part 8

9th - 10th
On the podcast today, we discuss the solutions to states' concerns about the national government's power that paved the way for adopting the Articles of Confederation.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:achievements of the Articles of Confederation Part 1

9th - 10th Standards
Today we delve into constitutional history by examining the achievements of the Articles of Confederation.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:achievements of the Articles of Confederation Part 2

9th - 10th
On today's podcast, we discuss the Northwest Ordinance.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 261: Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation Part 1

9th - 10th
On today's podcast, we discuss weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 262: Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation Part 2

9th - 10th
Today we examine how the national government was unable to protect loyalists from the states.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 263: Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation Part 3

9th - 10th
On the podcast today: localists versus cosmopolitans in post-Revolutionary America.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 264: Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation Part 4

9th - 10th
On today's 60-Second Civics: majority tyranny in post-Revolutionary America.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:attempts to Reform the Articles of Confederation Part 1

9th - 10th Standards
Today we discuss attempts to solve the problems of the Articles of Confederation.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:attempts to Reform the Articles of Confederation Part 2

9th - 10th
On today's podcast, we discuss demands for a constitutional convention caused by the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:attempts to Reform the Articles of Confederation Part 3

9th - 10th
On the podcast today, we learn about the failure of the Annapolis convention and calls for a new convention to amend the Articles of Confederation.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:problems With Amending the Articles of Confederation

9th - 10th
Today, we discuss problems with amending the Articles of Confederation.
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Us History #8: The Constitution: Articles & Federalism

9th - 10th
In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about the United States Constitution. During and after the American Revolutionary War, the government of the new country operated under the Articles of Confederation. While these...
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 10: Shays' Rebellion

9th - 10th
In 1786, a group of farmers in Massachusetts started a rebellion. It would ultimately be the last nail in the coffin of the Articles of Confederation.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Preamble of the u.s. Constitution

9th - 10th
Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the Preamble to the Constitution. [3:29]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Democratic Ideals in the Preamble to the Us Constitution

9th - 10th
Learn how the Preamble to the US Constitution reflects the democratic ideals of the Framers. [3:11]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Democratic Ideals in the Declaration of Independence

9th - 10th
This video is a close reading of the beginnings of the Declaration of Independence to identify ideas of natural rights, social contract, limited government and popular sovereignty in the text. [7:52]
Instructional Video
HipHughes History

You Tube: The Articles of Confederation Explained: u.s. History Review

9th - 10th Standards
Mr. Hughes explains the basics of the Articles of Confederation including the reasons for its eventual demise. Topics include the NW Ordinance of 1787, Shay's Rebellion and the Annapolis Convention.