This piece of writing is a detailed overview of the troubles America had during the time around the Articles of Confederation. "The republic is sick," wrote Alexander Hamilton in 1781, "and wants powerful remedies." The problems the country had were both social and economic. But the American people saw the problems as political, and sought out political solutions.
The government at this time was very weak and hesitant, and barely able to safeguard freedom and independence. Our "confederation" was a joke. The "ambassadors" from each state would meet from time to time to discuss problems but could never agree on solutions to their problems. America was headed towards being one of the most despicable countries in the world.
In 1754, Benjamin Franklin drafted the Albany Plan of Union which was the first idea of making the 13 colonies into a confederation. In 1775, he looked to renew that idea which sparked the start of the idea to write the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. Thomas Jefferson headed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence. John Dickinson of Maryland was chosen to lead a committee to write the Articles of Confederation. .
Though the Articles of Confederation is sometimes called the first constitution of the Untied States it is nothing like the Constitution. There were several problems with The Articles. Such as Congress couldn't levy taxes so it had to rely on requests to states for money. It was also an extreme rarity to even get a quorum to be present at Congress. The Congress didn't even have the power to enforce its own decisions. .
Even through all the disasters of the Articles and the Declaration of Independence, there were some great accomplishments made under the Articles of Confederation. The Northwest Ordinance that set the stage for statehood in western North America. Congress also successfully negotiated an end to the Revolution with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
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