Comparison Of The Articles Of Confederation
The drafters of the Articles of Confederation wanted to make their country strong and independent. The Articles of Confederation created a national government of specific yet sharply circumscribed powers.The government wanted self-controlled states in which each state had one vote. Delegates were selected annually by the individual state legislatures and they could serve no more than three out of the six years in office. A president was elected annually by Congress and could serve no more than one year out of three. Votes were decided by majority of the states, except major questions which required the agreement of nine or more states. This government was “granted national authority in the conduct of foreign affairs, matters of war and peace,
and maintenance of the armed forces. It could raise loans, issue bills of credit, establish a coinage, and regulate trade with Indian people.”(Out of Many A History of the American People, pp.177). The government could not, however, tax citizens directly unless it went through the states first. The people of America wanted to free themselves from the British government, which was a coercive central government. They wanted to defeat Great Britain with their new government.
and maintenance of the armed forces. It could raise loans, issue bills of credit, establish a coinage, and regulate trade with Indian people.”(Out of Many A History of the American People, pp.177). The government could not, however, tax citizens directly unless it went through the states first. The people of America wanted to free themselves from the British government, which was a coercive central government. They wanted to defeat Great Britain with their new government.