History 17 September 2014 “From 1781-1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government.” Evaluate this statement. The confederation era is considered to be one of the most influential periods in the development of America’s history. Although the Articles of Confederation‚ from 1781 through 1789‚ did affect the United States‚ it failed to provide America with a sufficient government. The Articles of Confederation presented the United States government with
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The most important similarity between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States was that congress had the power to make laws and states had power within their borders. The Constitution fix the problems with in the Articles of Confederation with Congress not having enough power to collect taxes from the state‚ regulate trade between other countries and to force states to follow laws that were made and have an Executive and Legislative branch of government made. With the
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION VS. CONSTITUTION There were many differences between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. At the end of the American Revolution the free states needed some sort of control that would generate to a unified country. Issues arose such as: How should power be divided between local and national governments? How should laws be made‚ and by whom? Who should be authorized to govern those laws? How could the government be designed to protect the unalienable
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The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation‚ the first constitution of the United States‚ on November 15‚ 1777. However‚ ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1‚ 1781. The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak government‚ leaving most of the power within the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention
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The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution were both recognized and followed by the same group of people. Even though the same group of people followed these two documents‚ these documents are very different. One example is the writing style of each document. The Articles of Confederation were repetitive‚ less direct and less certified for quoting than the Constitution. The two documents have a different approach towards the type of government and its control over the matters. The Articles
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called the Articles of Confederation was ratified to act as framework for America’s central government. The Articles of Confederation was purposely created to have a weak central government‚ in fear of a tyrannical government like Britain’s. The idea behind the Articles were to place a limit on how much power each state had while maintaining its “Sovereignty‚ freedom‚ and independence and every power‚ jurisdiction‚ and right.” Although‚ many of the ideas behind the Articles of Confederation were well
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colonies with different cultures‚ different wants‚ and different needs linked by one common enemy‚ to keep these 13 colonies joined together the Articles of Confederation were established but this would not last. From 1781 to 1789‚ the Articles of Confederation did not provide the United States with an effective government. The Articles of Confederation was such a week form of government that it would never have kept the 13 very different colonies together. The people during this time were very
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difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution was the strength in governmental foundation‚ protection of rights‚ and proper representation. The Articles of Confederation was a single legislative body with no separation of branches. The Constitution sought to provide a stable foundation for a better qualified government. The Articles of Confederation had provided too much control and supremacy for the government in any decisions they made. The Articles of Confederation didn’t seem to
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Under the control of the Articles of Confederation‚ the central government was weak. Congress was a unicameral legislature that made laws. There were no executive or judiciary branches. Some of the weaknesses included that Congress can’t pass laws unless nine states supported it‚ the Articles could not be amended unless all thirteen states approved it‚ Congress could not collect taxes‚ and they also could not raise an army. The seventh article states "When land forces are raised by any state‚ for
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There were many different beliefs in the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation. Many people did not want the Constitution to be ratified because of the fact that it gave the majority of the power to the central government. Others wished for the Constitution to be ratified so that the United States would have a strong central government. The group of people who were happy with the ratification of the Constitution were called federalists. The group of people against the ratification of the
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