The Articles of Confederation...Well they were trying!!

To help students understand the weaknesses of the AOC and it not providing common currency, the students played "The Articles of Confederation ...Well they were trying" game. They were presented with different desirable items to buy (IPAD, shopping spree, basketball goal, beach vacation, etc). After working through this activity students were shown that when the AOC did not create a common currency, it presented problems for the Americans.