The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among all thirteen original states in the
United States of America that served as their first Constitution. They were created by delegates from the states in the Second Continental Congress out of a need to have “a plan of confederacy for securing the freedom, sovereignty, and independence of the
United States.” The drafting began in July 12, 1776 and approved in late 1777. The
Articles provided a system for the Continental Congress to direct the American
Revolutionary War, conduct diplomacy with European nations and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations. The Articles of Confederation were made capable of making war and peace, negotiating diplomatic and commercial agreements …show more content…
But the Articles of Confederation were too weak for an effective government. As there was no President, no executive agencies, no judiciary and no tax base. Because there was no tax base that meant that it was going to …show more content…
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 delegates from the states met to decide how many representatives each state was allowed to have. There were two plans the
Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan. The Virginia plan that proposed there would be three branches of government the executive, the judiciary, and the legislative, with two separate branches of the legislature. The number of representatives was to be based on population or wealth for both houses of the legislature.But some states said that would give the larger and wealthier states a greater number of votes and that wouldn 't be fair to the states with smaller populations. In the Virginia Plan the legislature would be able to raise taxes, regulate trade, and make laws. The New Jersey Plan proposed that there would be only one house in the legislature and each state would be permitted just one vote each. It did give the legislature power to regulate trade and tax foreign
goods. I think the Virginia plan is better because there would be three branches of government the executive, the judiciary, and the legislative, with two separate
United States of America that served as their first Constitution. They were created by delegates from the states in the Second Continental Congress out of a need to have “a plan of confederacy for securing the freedom, sovereignty, and independence of the
United States.” The drafting began in July 12, 1776 and approved in late 1777. The
Articles provided a system for the Continental Congress to direct the American
Revolutionary War, conduct diplomacy with European nations and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations. The Articles of Confederation were made capable of making war and peace, negotiating diplomatic and commercial agreements …show more content…
But the Articles of Confederation were too weak for an effective government. As there was no President, no executive agencies, no judiciary and no tax base. Because there was no tax base that meant that it was going to …show more content…
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 delegates from the states met to decide how many representatives each state was allowed to have. There were two plans the
Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan. The Virginia plan that proposed there would be three branches of government the executive, the judiciary, and the legislative, with two separate branches of the legislature. The number of representatives was to be based on population or wealth for both houses of the legislature.But some states said that would give the larger and wealthier states a greater number of votes and that wouldn 't be fair to the states with smaller populations. In the Virginia Plan the legislature would be able to raise taxes, regulate trade, and make laws. The New Jersey Plan proposed that there would be only one house in the legislature and each state would be permitted just one vote each. It did give the legislature power to regulate trade and tax foreign
goods. I think the Virginia plan is better because there would be three branches of government the executive, the judiciary, and the legislative, with two separate