How Did The Articles Of Confederation Provide Enough Power To A Centralized Government

After signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the thirteen former American colonies had an identity crisis. It was one thing to declare independence and it was another to figure out exactly what you were once you declared it. At the time, the governing body was the continental congress. In 1777, this congress took an important first step to untie the former colonies by drafting the Articles of Confederation. They decided there needed to be some organization at the center of the colonies, but it couldn't be too strong; therefore, they created a confederation of states, in which individuals from the different states would be diplomats. In just a few years, it’s clear that the Articles of Confederation do not provide enough power to a centralized government. In fact,
In 1787, the Constitutional Convention convened to strengthen the central government. If they failed at what they were doing they all believed that this would be the general misfortune of human kind . After much wrangling the Constitution was written, attempting to create a perfect unity throughout the states. To prevent against giving the central government too much power, the delegates writing the Constitution added something ground breaking known as the Bill of Rights. This limits the power of federal government in the United States and protects the rights of all citizens. On September 17th 1787, the final form the constitution was approved at the Constitutional Convention and later being ratified that following June. Two hundred years later, that Constitution still governed the United States. “Our Constitution favors the liberty of the private realm where informal power reigns. There is much to be said for that liberty, but it is by no means the loftiest liberty that people can aspire to, one in which the common good is seen as incorporating the nurturing of all people whether they be privileged or not” (Dan T. Carter). A