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    How the Articles of Confederation hypocritical The Articles of Confederation were hypocritical because there were money issues. Article 9 from the Articles of Confederation states the congress has the power to “borrow money” from states. (Doc .A) However‚ article 8 “all charges of war‚ and other expenses that shall be [made] for the common defense or general welfare‚ and allowed by the Unite Stated in Congress assembled‚ shall be [requested from] a common treasury. (Doc .B) This proves that article

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    The Articles of Confederation are of great importance to the United States of America. The articles helped shape and define who we are as a country. The Articles of Confederation serve as the first official document that defined the U.S. government. Although we do not use it today because it discriminates against African Americans and supports slavery. Today we are country of free and equal people. Using the articles would not only upset the balance of equality that has been bestowed upon us‚ but

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    The Articles of Confederation were created in order to establish government between the 13 states. They were the first constitution of the United States. The Articles ultimately turned the U.S. weak and left in despair. Some of the shortcomings associated with the Articles of Confederation have to do with the states being supreme. Under the Articles‚ the states are sovereign and create their own laws and regulations. That led the country finding difficulty with international trade‚ a depressed economy

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    The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution‚ although both written documents explaining how the American government would be ran‚ they have very distinct qualities about them. During the Constitutional Convention‚ instead of revising the Articles of Confederation as originally planned‚ those attending the meeting felt that a whole new document needed to be written. Legislation‚ the sovereignty of states‚ and the executive branch were all major differences between the two documents. Legislation

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    Reaction Assignment #3 Professor Keller- History 1311 My father was a local merchant in the city of Boston in 1764 when Parliament passed The Sugar Act1 in yet another attempt to increase Britain’s revenue after the end of the Seven Years War. One of nine children‚ my family struggled financially during the upcoming years. I suppose my parents worried constantly that we would suffer economic loss as Great Britain passed many taxation acts2 which further tightened any financial gain

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    other. Furthermore‚ they adopted the Articles of Confederation‚ which was a basis constitution which created an alliance of sovereign states which made the state’s work with each other in military relations and foreign policies. Although the Articles of Confederation were helpful and established order‚ they weren’t sufficient enough to hold the states united through the war. After the war‚ the states didn’t even consider following the Articles of Confederation and decided to follow their own personal

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    nation had a number of issues to attend to. While under the Articles of Confederation the government addressed these issues the best it could. Unfortunately some issues were not addressed as well as others. Although the Articles of Confederation were able to sign a treaty with England through the Treaty of Paris‚ ending the war‚ and was able to settle disputes for the settlement of western lands between the states‚ the Articles of Confederation failed to create an efficient way to settle the national

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    history of the United States it is amazing to think that it has only operated under two different constitutions. The first was the Articles of Confederation beginning March 1‚ 1781 and then the Constitution on June 21‚ 1788. After only seven years‚ the Articles were analyzed and re-written by a lot of the same people who constructed them. The Articles of Confederation created the national Congress. The Congress consisted of one single chamber. At this time there were 13 states and each had one

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    Read the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution at the National Archives link on the student website. Write a 1‚050- to 1‚400-word paper in which you discuss the following: • How the Constitution addressed the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation • How the Constitution addressed the complaints in the Declaration of Independence • The Great Compromise and how representation of states in Congress is determined Include a more detailed discussion of one of the following topics

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    DBQ: Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation are considered to have created a highly controversial period in American history. Ironically‚ these articles also provided a steady form of government for many years after the revolutionary war. For many economic‚ political‚ and social reasons the Articles of Confederation were an ineffective form of government for the United States. Economically‚ the United States was struggling to stay above water. After the war inflation was

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