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    Question Analyze the degree to which the Articles of Confederation provided an effective form of government with respect to any two of the following Foreign relations‚ economic conditions‚ western lands Warrant The Articles of Confederation were designed to offer Americans the protection of a government without the tyranny associated with George III. During the time period in which they were in use‚ their effectiveness was tested through events dealing with foreign relations‚ economic conditions

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    great government. This government needs to do three important tasks. It needs to set up laws‚ enforce the laws‚ and provide many different services. Also‚ it needs to make sure it brings everyone together. Finally‚ if the government has a problem it should be able to be fixed easily. When the 13 colonies had the Articles of Confederation it couldn’t do many of the things it was supposed to do‚ thus it failed as a government. First‚ the Articles couldn’t fulfill the purposes of government like it

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    1. Major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the republic under the Articles of Confederation was maintaining national security and creating a stable economic system. Maintaining national security was hard because the national government did not have the power to draft people into the army. The new country did not have an army therefore they were perceived as a weak nation. Many nations were waiting to invade the young country and claim the valuable land. The country also did not show unity

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    United States government was in a state of frenzied disillusion. In an attempt to solve the problem of a lack of a functioning government‚ the Articles of Confederation were formed. Often times called the “Articles of Confusion”‚ the Articles of Confederation paved the way to our modern system of government. Out of the unreliable and unstable Articles‚ the Constitution was formed. Though the Articles instilled a seemingly well functioning governmental establishment‚ the Articles were far from

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    The Articles of Confederation problems led to an ineffective government‚ Congress did not really set a true equal voting power between the states. The larger states were richer and more populated. They wanted more power‚ this was a problem. Next “the Congress could not levy taxes.” Each state gave what they wanted to give. If this was the case now‚ our Government could not help states when storms destroy their cities. The Congress did not have the power to control commerce or trade among states

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    1.The important (major) characteristics of the Articles of Confederation were about Congress and how it would work. Each state only had one congressional vote regardless of the size of the state which caused problems with larger states wanting more representation. Congress had no power to tax or to regulate commerce.The laws required a 9/13 pass while amendments had to be unanimously decided to be added. Finally they had no national court to enforce the laws that were passed by congress which didn’t

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    The Articles of Confederation was the first Govt. after the Revolution and it failed because they tried to be the exact opposite of the Britain. The Articles of Confederation had no president unlike the Articles of the Constitution where the 2nd Article says what the president can and can’t do and how long his term is. The farmers were in debt and could not pay for it so they had a rebellion know has Shay’s rebellion. The Articles of Confederation ended after 8 years and soon lead to the new Government

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of the Articles of Confederation From their landing in the New World in the early 1600s‚ the British subjects‚ or colonists‚ were under the rule of the British King. Some colonies had more power with their own legislatures‚ but the British King and/or Parliament always had the final rule. Some of the British Kings tended to be more lenient than others‚ but when the Restoration occurred in 1660‚ Charles II was restored to power in England and he planned on ruling with

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    The Articles of Confederation versus The United States Constitution Our country has been run under two constitutions. The first constitution‚ The Articles of Confederation‚ went in effect March 1st‚ 1781‚ and operated our nation until the second constitution‚ The United States Constitution. It replaced the Articles on September 17th‚ 1787‚ and has been operating our country since then. When thinking about the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution‚ there are many things that

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    The Articles of Confederation‚ the Path to the Constitution After the Declaration of Independence‚ the Founding Fathers had to create a framework of government that would serve as the new enforceable law in the land. The Articles of Confederation‚ or formerly known as the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union‚ was an agreement made between the thirteen sovereign states that established the newly formed United States of America. The Articles served‚ and are regarded

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