The Articles of Confederation provided a weak and ineffective government with respect to national economy. ... The United States economy suffered a harsh blow under the Articles of Confederation. ... To Morris" misfortune, however, the Articles of Confederation required the unanimous vote of all thirteen states in order to levy national taxes. ... As far as the national economy, the Articles of Confederation did not provide a successful or effective government. ... The Articles of Confederation, whether ultimately detrimental or beneficial to the United States as a whole, make up a truly signi...

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In creating a loose confederation of independent states, the Articles of Confederation gave limited powers to a central government known as Congress. Under the Articles of Confederation, the Congress was prohibited to collect taxes and had no control over foreign commerce. ... The charting of the vast western public domain was one way the government under the Articles of Confederation was admirable. ... The rebellion demonstrated the problems with the state and national governments under the Articles of Confederation. As a result, people were beginning to doubt republicism and the Articles ...

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The Articles of confederation was the first rough draft of the present constituition of the United States of America. ... Many people say that the Articles of Confederation were important because they were a model of what a constitution ought to be. ... The main problem with the Articles of Confederation was that it failed to give power to the federal government. ... The Articles of Confederation was a significant step toward national unity. ... When the people realized that the Articles of Confederation were not sufficient, the journey to establish a stronger federal government began. ...

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The Articles of Confederation, though weak, had many strong points that were a fundamental part in the writing of the Constitution that sought to fix the problems from the Articles. Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States was established as a loose confederation of 13 independently sovereign states with a weak central government and a unicameral legislature called the Confederation Congress. ... However, the Articles were too decentralized. ... Overall the Articles of Confederation were good for the United States. ... Thus, the Constitution was written in order to fix the probl...

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After the Revolution, the fledgling new nation of America had created the Articles of Confederation. ... They had tried to make sure the federal government will stay weak in the affairs of the Confederation. ... The Articles of Confederation had been mostly an ineffective government in the aspects of foreign relations and commerce; however it did provide for an extraordinary system to work with the Northwest Territory. ... The system was so effective that aspects of it were used even past the destruction of the Articles of Confederation. ... The Articles of Confederation themselves, set up f...

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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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Articles of Confederation It would have been very difficult to run an effective government under the Articles of Confederation. ... The product of some of the greatest minds to ever exist in this world, the Articles did have some positive effects on society. ... For one thing, any amendment of the Articles required a unanimous vote throughout the colonies. ... Another factor of the Articles' ineffectiveness was that Congress was in essence tied in its authority. ... Thus, it is observed that the Articles of Confederation were without a doubt weak and ineffective. ...

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Therefore, the Articles of Confederation were drafted in order to ensure that a strong central government would not be a problem. Problems Under the Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation created a very weak central government. ... They feared at a strong central government would take away individual freedoms and rights.Problems created by the Articles of Confederation Congress could not collect taxes, Congress could not print or coin money. ... There were some good things that happened while the United States was governed by the Articles of Confederation. ... So, in 1878, 55...

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How effective the articles of confederation were for foreign affairs and western lands. Before the Constitution, there was the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was a new national government that reserved freedom, sovereignty, and independence for the states. ... After the Articles of Confederation were established, Britain put stricter restrictions on United States commerce. ... The Articles of Confederation did provide an effective form of government, in some areas more so than others. ...

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In 1781, however, the needs for a new government took a form of a plan called the Articles of Confederation, drafted by John Dickinson. ... In contrast, however, the Articles of Confederation did provided an effective form of government with respect to Western lands. ... Another ineffectiveness of the Articles of Confederation was the power of taxation. ... For the first time, the confederation government created by the Articles of Confederation had the power to dictate the domestic institution of a part of the United States. ... In conclusion, the Articles of Confederation was both effectiv...

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These conditions required them to obey the Articles of Confederation, to help pay the federal debts when asked to by the Congress, to maintain a republican government, and to prohibit slavery (Annals of America, pg. 2). ...

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