The United States: The Articles Of Confederation

The colonists created the Articles of Confederation, which was a plan of government. After it was approved, the new government was into effect, and when the Revolutionary war ended, the 13 colonies were now known as the United States of America. Equal powers were to go to every state, and to be independent of the other states in most ways. Regardless of the amount of people living in each state, every state had one vote in Congress. During the Revolutionary war, the new states struggled to work together, and after the war, most Americans experienced very difficult times. Trade with other countries slowed rapidly, properties have been destroyed, businesses suffered, and that left the country in extreme debt. The residents of the new country