Why Did The Articles Of Confederation Fail

The Articles of Confederation are of great importance to the United States of America. The articles helped shape and define who we are as a country. The Articles of Confederation serve as the first official document that defined the U.S. government. Although we do not use it today because it discriminates against African Americans and supports slavery. Today we are country of free and equal people. Using the articles would not only upset the balance of equality that has been bestowed upon us, but would also break the law seeing as slavery is illegal. They also give too much power to the states, defeating the purpose of itself, seeing as each state has the power to govern itself without requiring the permission of the central government. How
One of main reason is the fact that they gave way too much power to the state governments. States could issue their own paper money which would eventually ruin the economy. There was no National army or navy leaving the country basically defenseless in the event of war. States could also make their own laws without the requirement of permission from the central government. This meant that a state didn’t have to follow the national governments laws. The Articles of confederation were worthless in enforcing good interstate relations, congress wasn’t given the authority to regulate interstate trade. As a result states with commercial advantages abused their power and interstate trade wars were developed. The articles didn’t help with our image as a country either. Other countries and foreign nations didn’t want to trade or make deals with us because our national government appeared to be unstable and weak, which it was. They also led the national government to bankruptcy, states weren’t obligated to pay taxes and could offer money and make deals. The government was only losing money and running out of resources; bankruptcy was inevitable. Lastly a national court system was