How Did The Articles Of Confederation Influence The Government

We agree with this statement, as the Articles of Confederation had a major influence on the government that our Founders developed.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had some successes, one being the ratification of the Northwest Ordinances. These ordinances provide principles that still exist in our government today. In particular, the Northwest Ordinances were the first American document to outlaw slavery. 88 years later, the thirteenth amendment was ratified, abolishing slavery. Additionally, the Northwest Ordinances required territories to have three branches of government, a concept later applied to the Constitution.
Moreover, the Northwest Ordinances required new states to have public education. Apart from the Northwest Ordinances, Congress also created executive departments. These were a precursor to the cabinets, involving military, pecuniary, and diplomatic responsibilities. Furthermore, the Confederation Congress created admiralty courts, the first federal courts. In spite of the achievements of our early congress, our first system of government had many shortcomings.
They created a government that stagnated, due to the states’ inability to compromise. This meant decisions could not be made efficiently. Furthermore, their system of confederate government did not produce a strong nation, but more a loosely tied collection of
Although this major weakness was one of the Articles’ significant flaws, the Articles of Confederation managed to improve representation in the government of today. In the modern government, the House of Representatives allows the population of our nation to be represented, which expands the ‘One Man, One Vote’ principle. The Articles influenced the many improvements of our government throughout history. Without the principles applied, our government would not be what it is