Unfortunately, the Articles of Confederation were not the answer because of their inability to negotiate foreign policy, maintain and establish domestic policy, and enforce decisions. The Articles were adopted by the 1st Continental Congress in 1781, creating a loose confederation of independent states that gave limited powers to a central government, known as Congress. ... The Articles of Confederation arranged a national government that consisted of a single house of Congress, where each state had one vote. ... During the reign of the Articles of Confederation, Congress only could recommend...

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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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Roger Sherman was born April 30, 1721 in Newton, Massachusetts. He and his family moved to Stoughton, when Sherman was only two years old. His father was a farmer, so Sherman did not receive a formal education. Instead, he constantly read and taught himself numerous things. At the age of thirtee...

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As the Congress" first step, Franklin wrote a draft of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, which defined America's future federal system: a division of power between a central government and the states. ...

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This proved to be a very big problem and resulted in the creation of the Articles of Confederation which was essentially a rough draft for the Constitution of the United States. ... While the nation was struggling to establish a standing army that could quell insurgencies in the west, there was also economic instability due to a lack of a national currency and all of these issues proved to be too great for a Confederation Congress to handle. ...

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They needed a government that had a congress with powers to deal with an internal uprising because one of the biggest problems they had was when this rebellion arose, Massachusetts had turned to the Confederation Congress and asked for appropriations of men and arms from the other states. ... They saw that it was then clear they needed a strong centralized government that has a congress with the powers to deal with internal rebellion. 2) There is a call for a meeting to amend the Articles of Confederation. ...

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George Washington inspired a young nation to defeat the greatest power in the world at that time. He also helped make many of the laws and set up the law making systems that we still have today. Washington had many contributions to America and I will discuss the contributions that he made. In 1774...

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American and French Revolutions The French Revolution was an indirect result of the American Revolution. The American Revolution began with colonists fighting against Great Britain's monarchial rule. The still bitter French aided in the independence of the American. During the same time, France...

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The revolutionary war fought between 1776 – 1785 was a major impact in American history. The revolutionary was had many influential characters who shaped the revolution in various ways. The men known as the founding fathers played a major part during that war period. George Washington, John Adams,...

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