Greatest Achievements Of The Articles Of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation was drafted between 1776 and 1777, with the purpose of forming a governing body for the states, (Shultz,n.d.). The Articles gave the states their individual independence without the intrusion of an overbearing central government. This meant that the government would basically provide a meeting place for debates and to enact a few hard- to- enforce rules. The Articles called for no division of power, instead they formed a “Committee of the States”, which meant the each state could have one representative to set on the committee.
Two of the greatest achievements of the Articles of Confederation were: (1)the United States was established as government of laws and there were limits put on the government’s authority,