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    The Articles of Confederation problems led to an ineffective government‚ Congress did not really set a true equal voting power between the states. The larger states were richer and more populated. They wanted more power‚ this was a problem. Next “the Congress could not levy taxes.” Each state gave what they wanted to give. If this was the case now‚ our Government could not help states when storms destroy their cities. The Congress did not have the power to control commerce or trade among states

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    1. Major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the republic under the Articles of Confederation was maintaining national security and creating a stable economic system. Maintaining national security was hard because the national government did not have the power to draft people into the army. The new country did not have an army therefore they were perceived as a weak nation. Many nations were waiting to invade the young country and claim the valuable land. The country also did not show unity

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    Overlooked Strengths of the Articles After the United States had declared independence from the most powerful nation on earth‚ they now had the task to put into place a government that could defend the freedom they had just won. The Articles of Confederation were the first attempt at political order for the New World. Although many believe that the Articles were a failure‚ I take the standpoint that some(not all) of the weaknesses could be turned around to strengths depending on the

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    1.The important (major) characteristics of the Articles of Confederation were about Congress and how it would work. Each state only had one congressional vote regardless of the size of the state which caused problems with larger states wanting more representation. Congress had no power to tax or to regulate commerce.The laws required a 9/13 pass while amendments had to be unanimously decided to be added. Finally they had no national court to enforce the laws that were passed by congress which didn’t

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    Established in autumn of 1777 and fully ratified in 1781‚ the Articles of Confederation was just this. These documents‚ at best a primitive constitution‚ were formed to be the basis of the federal government. While correctly serving as such‚ the Articles of Confederation subjected the United States to a series of problems in both domestic and foreign respects. Increasing in adversity with each aching year‚ these documents only brought about one good effect: they showed the Americans that a weak and disorganized

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    A Failed Experiment: The Articles of Confederation War-torn and economically weak‚ the United States in the late 1700s‚ was in desperate need of government and law. The solution drawn up by Congress was the Articles of Confederation. This document acted as the law of the land until it was superseded by the Constitution in 1789. In fear of tyranny‚ the Articles created a very weak central government‚ with federal power consolidated in a unicameral legislature. There was no executive or judicial

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    DBQ Even though the Articles of Confederation did have some achievements like bringing peace and unity‚ they were more ineffective than effective for providing a stable government for the United States. The Articles of Confederation were ineffective for these reasons. First‚ The Articles of Confederation did not allow Congress to impose a tax‚ so this prevented the new nation of the United States of America to have a strong economic system. Second‚ The Articles of Confederation prevented the Chief

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    Weaknesses: Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution of the United States. With backlash from nine out of thirteen states‚ the Articles of Confederation were unable to seek approval by all and called for a ratification. Despite the multiple weaknesses‚ it organized a record of achievement. With some strengths‚ the Articles of Confederation led to the Constitution. There were many weaknesses as per the ratification of the Articles of Confederation

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    The Articles of Confederations’ Failure as an Effective Government During the American Revolution the French needed some security before they would ally themselves with the Colonists‚ and thus the Articles of Confederation was created. Between 1781 and 1789 the United States used the Articles of Confederation as a guide to governing the country. With that came the questioning of whether or not the Articles of Confederation was an effective form of government. An effective form of government

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    revolutionary war‚ it became clear that they would need a new government.  They met at the 2nd Continental Congress to create this government and called it the Articles of Confederation‚ which was ratified on March 1‚ 1781.  There is a reason how the Articles were effective‚ why they failed‚ and why they were beneficial.             The Articles of Confederation failed to solve many of the nations’ problems‚ but it did have many good ideas.  For example‚ the Northwest Ordinance was added.  This introduced Habeas

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