1. Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
After the American Revolution, the United States had to create a new government. ... It was an extremely weak body of government because that states had more power. ... Still, the Articles of Confederation limited the amount of trade because each state had there own laws regulating trade and not one central standard for trade set by a centralized government. ... They did however illustrate the need for a strong, centralized government. The Articles were of some value in that they served as a major transition period between the revolutionary, idealistic culture into a more organized, united c...
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