After the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation formed the federal government of the United States. The Articles of Confederation provided for a relatively weak central government that gave more authority to individual states. ... The different problems with the Articles of Confederation tended to hurt wealthier citizens. ... The crisis for typically affluent citizens caused by the Articles of Confederation was solved when, rather than amend the Articles of Confederation, the Philadelphia Convention, a group of men personally interested in economic advantages from the establishment ...

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Starting with the First Continental Congress, progressing to the Second Continental Congress, and finally leading to the Articles of the Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution. ... This evolution of a congress is clear as it eventually formed the Articles of Confederation after the war. ...

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During the 1760's and 1770's, the British undermined the success of American colonists with high taxation and a strong military presence. Economic growth was deterred and the majority of profits were used to fund Britain's wars with feuding European nations. The years following 1783, welcomed an Am...

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Washington was a hero, but there was little time for fanfare because the country was experiencing great difficulties under the Articles of Confederation. Washington noted, "The Confederation appears to me to be little more than a shadow without the substance" (Web2). ...

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