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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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    The Articles of Confederation were a primitive version of the current Constitution of the United States. Back in the 1700’s all thirteen states approved the Articles of Confederation. The Articles served as the only way to keep the states unified. Though they were weak (most people were afraid of having a strong central government) they still helped in modeling the United States Constitution and helped in stabilizing the government. Although this is true‚ it would be ridiculous to try to prove that

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    Question Analyze the degree to which the Articles of Confederation provided an effective form of government with respect to any two of the following Foreign relations‚ economic conditions‚ western lands Warrant The Articles of Confederation were designed to offer Americans the protection of a government without the tyranny associated with George III. During the time period in which they were in use‚ their effectiveness was tested through events dealing with foreign relations‚ economic conditions

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    Mr.Smith DBQ #2 "From 1781 to 1789 the articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government". I disagree with this quote because the articles was to weak to keep the nation unified which made the article a failure. The Articles were set up intentionally to be weak because of the memory of a strong central government of the British. The articles were to weak to govern effectively so it did not have the ability to carry out designs with out controversy from other states

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    Articles of Confederation DBQ With intentions of creating a united nation‚ colonial leaders developed the Articles of Confederation. Although the Articles of Confederation helped lead the United States to the creation of the Constitution‚ it did not provide for an effective government from 1781 to 1787‚ do to its lack of power to control commerce and impose taxes‚ the failure to amalgamate its people as a country‚ and its inability to enforce laws. Though its overall ineffectiveness

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    October 2014 DBQ Articles of Confederation The confederation period of American history‚ from 1781 to 1789‚ a very important time in the nation’s development. Having rebelled against royal authority‚ the collection of American colonies‚ now become a collection of American states‚ had to form a new government. This government was the Articles of Confederation‚ a basic constitution‚ which was ratified by all the states in 1781 before the Revolutionary War ended. But from their conception in 1781 to their

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    Haley Mason  US History I Honors  DBQ     Between 1781 and 1789 the United States used the Articles of  Confederation as a guide to governing the country. Due to fear of a  powerful monarchy like the one they had experienced in England the  colonies were wary of allowing a central government certain powers.  These certain powers included control of commerce‚ and the ability to tax.  While the Articles provided a confederation to unify the new country‚ the  Articles were only a temporary solution due to the weakness in several 

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    DBQ: The Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation had no power to regulate the economy nor could they demand the payment of taxes. However‚ they provided some sense of unity among the colonies. They also helped to expand American territory and they were a stepping stone that led to the development of the Constitution of the United States of America. Therefore‚ the Articles of Confederation provided the early United States with an effective government. The unity the Articles of

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    Articles of Confederation DBQ Between 1781 and 1789 America experienced a period of political weakness and lack of action to fix the impending crisis. Following the Revolutionary War‚ America succeeded in establishing its liberty‚ free of tyrannical British rule. During this period‚ the new found freedom of America acted as a double-edged sword. Although Americans had finally achieved the freedom that they had fought for‚ they were faced with the challenge of establishing an entirely new system

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    Essay Outline #1 Analyze the extent to which the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving the problems that confronted the new nation. Introduction: In America‚ between the years of 1777 and 1789‚ the Articles of Confederation served as the first constitution for the United States. This new document was the first attempt at a centralized national governmenteffective in solving few problems that arose in America. The articles successfully put an end to the Revolutionary War in

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