The change from the Articles of confederation to the Constitution in 1788 brought a division as to what kind of government should be set up in American, and some of its laws. ... The articles of confederation were the first constitution written for the newly formed nation in 1776. In 1787 though, congress made a call for a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation. ... Some people wanted to replace the articles of confederation with the constitutions, but others didn't they wanted to leave things the way they were. ... Being a financial wizard, he wanted to correct the economy th...

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• Grade Level: High School

Before the United States of America had the constitution the government ran under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles gave the federal government very little power. ... This one event showed how frail the articles were and how powerless the federal government was. ...

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"The Federalist #17" discussed the insufficiency of the present confederation to preserve the union. ... Future articles will be written by future presidents and be referred and compared to by their successors. ...

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Hamilton wrote articles under a pseudonym defending the colonies. ... The Annapolis Convention was called to look at the problems of interstate trade and matters not covered in the Articles of Confederation. ...

• Word Count: 1497
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• Grade Level: High School