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    Articles of Confederation and How It Eventually Led to the Creation and Writing of the U.S. Constitution When our founding fathers wrote the articles of confederation on November 15‚ 1777‚ they feared that the United States would become like other countries and that the people would not have their god given rights. The Articles of Confederation where good in the sense that it gave the congress power to make an army‚ declare war‚ sign treaties and some other powers; but it did not allow congress

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    are multiple reasons why the state of Franklin failed. There are also many ways it can demonstrate the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. The “Lost” state of Franklin is always referred to with the Articles of Confederation this being because they were closely related. The number one reason for the state’s failure is all of the weaknesses in the Article of Confederation. The land was ceded in the late 1700’s because North Carolina handed it over to the Congress to help pay for their

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    called the Articles of Confederation was drafted shortly before the declaring of independence in 1776. Through extraordinary chance‚ the American colonists managed to secure an alliance with France and defeat the British. The Treaty of Paris of 1783 was formed‚ which recognized the United States as an independent nation. Now the nation was governed under the Articles of Confederation. Fear of British rule led to the inclusion of certain ideas during the drafting of the Articles of Confederation‚ which

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    By late 1786‚ it was clear to the states that the Articles of Confederation could no longer provide for an adequate government‚ an essential function to promote the prosperity of the fledgling country. To fix this problem‚ delegates from all states except Rhode Island congregated in Philadelphia in an attempt to revise the Articles of Confederation. During the convention‚ the delegates had a variety of views on how the government should function‚ which led to lengthy and‚ at times‚ acrimonious debates

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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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    The Articles of Confederation The United States of America had just recently gained independence from the British Empire and was now looking for a new form of government to help support their want for a new and fairer life. The Articles of Confederation provided the thirteen colonies with a new basic government and had many policies that also included items such as foreign policy and economics. They decided to create a new set of laws that congress would follow that would limit their power so they

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    Articles of Confederation The years 1781 to 1789‚ the years known as the "Critical period" were the reign of the Articles of Confederation... were those years a highlight in American history‚ or a Time that is best to be forgotten? The argument can go either way it really depends on how you look at it. The question is; were the Articles an effective system of government? Well‚ while something might not be effective it can still be very necessary‚ and important‚ to the future the way it is ran (government)

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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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    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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    The Articles of Confederation held many problem that the people of the U.S. were angry about. With no Bill of Rights in the Articles of Confederation many people were angry that their rights were not protected by anything. Since the states had different currencies this also mde people in the U.S very angry because they could be rich in one state and in the other poor. As well as this making it so that the states couldn’t trade. Lastly the government couldn’t tax the people making the United States

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