The Articles of Confederation: Before the Constitution

[chefrozzi]

great stuff!

[SaoMir1]

Where is the music from the last few minutes from? It seems very familiar.

[audiobooksfree]

I recommend that you put an annotation at the beginning to say when the talking starts.

[cookies4lifeo]

thanks!

[ChemaShima]

Many thanks to your daughter!

this was extremely helpful!

[Skytroop]

Good job!

[TheTito1004]

this was VERY helpful! THANKS. :D

[tooskool4cool]

what grade is your daughter in? she did a good job

[CoutureCutie100]

I have a test on all of this tomorrow. Ha ha ha it will be my 4th test of the week. Keep your fingers crossed for me this is my first test of the new marking period, so whatever grade I get on this test will be my grade in the class. Ahhh...school stresses me out. Sorry for the rambling on your daughter's video. I'm coming back to watch it after my test!

[pinkpokadots101cb]

I need to make a video for one my classes and was wondering, what program did you use to make the video?

Thanks

[stowiecki]

What is the song that starts the video?

[Mooseboy240]

ur a fool if you think that is "a government that still stands today"

[1776PatriotTeen]

@Mooseboy240 EXACTLY! God I hate how people don't understand that the reason why the Articles of Confederation failed was because THE GOVERNMENT imposed new taxes which is the OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE NEEDED!

[LighterNumber300]

@1776PatriotTeen I like how you say "WE", as if you were there when it happened..

[1776PatriotTeen]

@LighterNumber300 Dude you're retarded. I'm talking about about my country back then and what they should have done back then. I'm sure you've said "well I should've done that" at some point in your life. Get out of your government ran school and starting learning some proper grammar and semantics of how I articulate myself.

[LighterNumber300]

@1776PatriotTeen ahah nah dont trip man. im justs saying that cuz some ppl are kinda hipocrits. you know, some say like "back in nam, we kicked their ass" or something like and they say it and take credit as if HE or she did it themselves. yah man its chill i just thought you were one of thoses persons ehe. and nah im koo at my skoo. its chill and eduction aint bad.

[1776PatriotTeen]

@LighterNumber300 FML dude I thought you were one of those assholes. It's all good man! I was just saying it's what the people back then should've done.

[putodedago]

nice!

[SpartanLB34]

This was an amazing video thank you very much. what is the song at the end called?

[thedaviszoo5]

I'm a seventh grade teacher, and will be showing this to my classes as an introduction to the Articles. Well organized, excellent enunciation, and the production value is top-notch. You should be very proud of yourself!

[tsofan2000]

meh, who needs a strong centralized government. Let's go back to the AoC and allow every state to have their own militias, and their own currencies. Allow every state to determine the value of their respected currencies, and pass nothing without a super majority, including defensive measures, thus leaving each state to fend for their friggin selves.

[sbrawsm]

Very good movie! I actually learned something too.

[WhoisJacqueFresco]

You learned bs..... There was the Virginia Bill of Rights before the constitution.... People had better rights under that bill. The constitiution didn't originally have bill of rights so you are way off. Go read the documents.. and research historical documents.

[EBanonymous]

Correction:

Mass constitution of 1780 raised the property qualifications for voting & only the very wealthy could hold govt office. The legislature refused to issue paper money (unlike other states) so that farmers could pay the debts.

Plough Jogger & others protested peacefully in court but the govt began seizing cattle for debts. These war veterans were broke because they fought & were given certificates - not cash.

Luke Day & thousands of farmers all over tried to prevent this

[EBanonymous]

cont-

Great Barrington 1000 man militia split w/ 800 in support of the farmers & the chief justice of General Courts saying the farmers tried to address the grievances; they had just freed farmers in debtors prison.

Samuel Adams who vigoursly protested British unfairness & rule of law quickly suported to wealthy land owners.

What do you think those men were asking for? Ur not a historian

[EBanonymous]

3rd & last

Now at this point did Shay get involved. Why? The Supreme Court of Mass on Sept 19 indictd 11 leaders, saying "riotous & seditious person" & they unlawfully w/ firearms prevented "the execution of justice & the laws of the commonwealth"

In reality, they had tried to settle the problems peacefully, but weren't paid for military service w/ cash, the courts began to take their property & people went to prison for those debts.

Please don't just repeat what ur 7th grade teacher told u

[fields2517]

My patriot was a signer and in the Continental Congress. Thank you for sharing this.

[chaosbringer127]

go back to confederacy imo

[BAMxitspopo]

LOL DITS FUNNY THIS RACHELL @ TAB

[unkleluc]

WHOO_HOOO!!!! great vid, perfect help for my essay

[TXSk8trend19]

JOE WAS HERE...lol srry unkieluc this is for mi school...dont ask

[ronisat]

this is Constitution week, would be a great Vid to share in your school

[MARVELZOMBIE616]

LOL

[ragingcypher]

John Hanson is the real First president

[kev2m6]

We did not have a president until 1787, Hanson was president of the continental congress that presided over the articles

[connorqb17]

@ragingcypher That is true, my History teacher told me about that earlier this year. 

[edro9494]

damn federalists.  the aoc were the epitome of limited government.

[batttman]

FUCK i hate history

[xbones101]

I agree, it is a great study tool. Now study Jefferson. Study Jefferson to benefit yourself and then you can teach others about the power of Liberty. It was called "The Great Enlightenment"

Jefferson! He's THE MAN! Or was "THE MAN." It was a coincidence that he died on the 4th of July.

[cjla1987]

Thnak religion made him that way.

[Trumpetplayer77]

thank you very much I aced a test because of this ! IT WAS A VERY GREAT STUDY TOOL !THANKYOU!

[xbones101]

The constitution is dead & Lincoln killed it! He accused the Confederacy of everything that the USA was guilty of.

America is about self-government & individual Liberty, not an omni-potent centralized federation. America is NOT a democracy & the majority doesn't rule even if they have overwhelming numbers & resources. Might doesn't make right, not in any country. America is a confederation of states. The states &/or the people rule as per the 10th. Booth was a hero. Sic semper tyrannis!

[a4o31]

=I'

[WRETCHEDxSINNER]

indeed, a lot of people still believe that the civil war was all about slavery! it's all about the states and their god given rights.

[xbones101]

HooRah!

[tsofan2000]

@xbones101 how do you explain elections if the majority does not have a voice at all?

[TechnoNubian]

as an anti federalist and a radical libertarian, I have total respect for the AOC.

[AKafghan08]

great job. i am taking government class. it refreshed my memmory.

[BigOrangeTitan]

Contrary to popular belief "Confederate" is not synonymous with the word "traitor." If you don't believe me read the Declaration of Independence.

[bigjon1359]

watch michael badnaricks constitution class on google video or youtube

[x14moonlight14x]

Out of all of the videos I've watched on this topic on youtube, this was the most helpful by far! Thanx for your help. Amazing job. =]

[Lodestone1968]

My daughter says thanks.

[x14moonlight14x]

well,your welcome.

[ExRussian86]

@Lodestone1968 Is your daughter hot???

[bigjon1359]

watch michael badnaricks constitution class on google video or youtube

[HDNSP]

awsome video....

[neothomist1275]

Declaration*

The Constitution is the list of by-laws for a commercial corporation called The United States which the States entered into contract with to form a federation. The United States has no jurisdiction over the States or individuals. You are not a party to the US Constitution.

[ziggyjig]

Um. No. Go read a book. Rebellion is pointless if its is just for the sake of rebellion.

The U.S. was not a corporation. IT CAME INTO EXISTENCE when the constitution was written.

If you blindly believe conspiracies, you are no better than those that blindly follow their Governments. You traded one master for another. The government for the conspiracy.

[neothomist1275]

I have read a book and it is called "Benedict on Admiralty, 7th Ed.": all republics are commercial corporations based on Admiralty/UCC which is the modern name for Hammurabi's Merchant Code.

[gwhayden3]

Thank you for finally speaking the truth!

[tanginumin00]

and conclusions

[greatcthulu]

For your conclusion all you have to do is fiddle with the wording of your thesis.

To write a thesis, try this:

"Effects of Shays's Rebellion."

"Effects of Shays's Rebellion Massachusetts."

"Effects of Shays's Rebellion Massachusetts: more people wanted stronger central authority."

Then just fiddle with it and you have, "After Shays's Rebellion in Massachusetts, an increasing number of colonists wanted a stronger federal government."

[tanginumin00]

i just wish i was good at making a thesis statement

[greatcthulu]

Your conclusion could then be, "The move towards a stronger central authority began with Shays's Rebellion."

[Kanwar1234]

Could any one tell me if there was any provision for setting the judicial system in the articles? Thanks

[Dirtfire]

I would've voted against the Constitution, btw. It turned out to be overkill, and led eventually to a bloody Civil War.

[Dirtfire]

Couple other things: the Articles of Confederation were written _after_ the war, but it didn't change the form of govt that had existed before it; it mainly just put it all in writing.

The Constitution, further, wasn't written to grant Liberty to the people, they already had them, rather it was to regulate trade between the states and strengthen national-defence with taxation, etc.

[Dirtfire]

My mistake. Articles were passed in 1777, and the war ended in 1783.

[Dirtfire]

Every state already had their own Bill of Rights before the Constitution.

[AaronSG002]

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with

certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.."

[neothomist1275]

Only six of the men who signed the Decalration of Independence also signed the Constitution.

[gwhayden3]

We tried to to just that in 1861 and got smacked down. Unfortunately, the declaration and constitution is dead.

[mahargett]

Well made, but the facts are a little off.

The Articles of Confederation had stronger guarantees and protection of rights than are found in the Constitution. The "Bill of Rights" simply enumerated which powers the government did not have, not outlining what rights the citizens did have.

The Articles, by contrast, limited the authority of the Congress for the express purpose of preventing everything that had to be expressly enumerated by the Bill of Rights.

[fochizzle8]

tell your daughter thank you soo much it was a ton of help on my social studies essay!!!

[europa312]

Nice job!

[Lodestone1968]

Thanks a lot! My daughter appreciates the coments, it was her first video for school.

[europa312]

Tell her Thanks, she helped me study for my College Level American Government class!

[suryavajra]

@Lodestone1968

I like her speaking style. Hope she got an A on that report!!

[Biniou7]

Did we overthrow one set of tyrants only to replace them with another? If we compare King George III and Abe Lincoln, it is clear that George's rule was remarkably benign, and Lincoln did all the "tyrranical" things George did and much, much more.

[gwhayden3]

Thank you! Someone finally speaks the truth about Lincoln. I just hope I live to see the day we tear down the Lincoln Memorial as statues of Stalin and Lennin have been torn down. He was a tyranical war criminal.

[telestar1]

Mr. Booth already told the truth about Lincoln in the theater.

[driverblue1]

State rights is where its at.

[Grebrook]

Ah yes, the same idiot from the "CONFEDERATES WERE THE REAL ABOLITIONISTS" thread. YOu lost the war, get over it.

[driverblue1]

You're the one wanting to start it back up. The only thing you know about the Civil War is that the north won, everything thing elese you're just pulling out your ass. And cause you have no life.