Lesson Plan: Civics Skills: Annotating the Articles of Confederation
After the United States gained independence from King George III and British rule, it was necessary to create a new government. How would laws, treaties and taxation be decided? Who would rule? Who would hold power? The founders drafted Americaโs first governing document, the Articles of Confederation, but the documentโs deficiencies soon became apparent.

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