Compare And Contrast The Articles Of Confederation And The Constitution

Although the U.S. Constitution and Articles of Confederation are similar in a multitude of ways, they also have many differences. They both had a positive impact on our country, but these impacts were quite different. The Articles of Confederation was established on November 15, 1777. It was the first constitution of the United states. Unlike the Constitution, The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government and gave most of the power to the individual states to do as they please. There were some problems with the Articles of Congress that were corrected in the Constitution. For example, when the Articles of Confederation was in place, there was no common currency. Every state had its own money. But when the Constitution was