Essay #4 Trevor Gaston 10/21/10 AP US History C-Block “From 1781 to 1789‚ the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government;” a bold statement considering the fact that the Articles lasted only 8 years. Although‚ I suppose the case could be made that the Articles of Confederation provided the means for a temporary government‚ only acting as a first-time attempt for the colonies in creating a more perfect representation for the colonies as a whole. This
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An effective government is one that will responsibly carry out and defend the wishes and rights of the people‚ while keeping the country stable and strong. Between the years 1781 to 1789‚ the Articles of Confederation did not provide the United States with an effective government. The Articles of Confederation lacked adequate powers to deal with economic‚ foreign commerce and foreign relations. It also did not have the power to enforce its will on the states. The major failure of this government
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you will be prosecuted for plagiarism Rachel 1985 DBQ The 1780’s The Articles of Confederation were well written‚ especially considering the fact that the U.S.A. was a brand-new country and had no knowledge whatsoever on how to run a country. Though they were good‚ the articles didn’t provide America with a very effective government. Since the people were afraid of a centralized government that would become too powerful‚ they decided to move most issues to a state level‚ rather than a national
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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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“From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government." During those years the United States government was still developing and the Articles of Confederation was not an effective form of government. The states had a strong objection against the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was not a government well suited for this new country. The United States needed power over the states to make it a better place to live and have
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To accomplish such a feat‚ they needed a basis on which to establish this new authority. 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
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The Articles of Confederation were drafted by John Dickerson in 1776 and were submitted to the states for ratification in November 1777. The Articles were not ratified until March of 1781‚ since it was required that all states ratify the document. Many states had problems with the Articles and through several compromises‚ the document was made to suit all the states. Although the Articles provided the United States with an adequate form of government‚ there were many weaknesses in the document that
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origin‚ need and extent of governments in their time‚ and created the basis for the liberal form of government. When the Articles of Confederation are compared to the individual philosophies of these two men‚ the Articles of Confederation proved an ineffective government economically speaking. It has been speculated upon that the most serious flaw in the Articles of Confederation is its inability to allow the federal form of government the power to tax. Taxes are the governments’ income‚ without
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Evaluate this statement: “From 1781 to 1789‚ the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government.” Shortly after the American Revolution took place‚ the Articles of Confederation were created to create a stronger and more effective government. However‚ the Articles of Confederation lead to the result of a weak and ineffective government. The two main issues of the Articles of Confederation creating a weak and ineffective government were political and economic
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first constitution was written in the United States was called the “Articles of Confederation.” It established a loose league of friendship between thirteen sovereign states and proposed that each state have its sovereignty‚ freedom‚ and independence. The Articles of Confederation approve in 1781‚ which led to a period of crisis between the years 1781 and 1789. This period refer as the Critical Period. The Articles of Confederation was the precursor of the United States Constitution because of the
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