The Articles Gone Un-Replaced
What if the USA had not replaced the Articles of Confederation?
SUMMARY: Created November 15th 1777 and ratified on March 1st 1781, the Articles of Confederation served as the United States first “real” constitution. This document stated that “the states remained sovereign and independent, with Congress serving as the last resort on appeal of disputes” along with making treaties, coining money and managing the military (“History”). Another issue presented with the articles was that size of the population per state didn’t matter, each state got one vote only. The US quickly realized that this was a huge problem, especially because the central government lacked power; they couldn 't even collect taxes. Therefore on March 4th 1789, the US constitution was officially set to replace the Articles and amend its flaws.
CAUSE: The reason the Articles of Confederation had to be replaced was that it was way too problematic to sustain a growing country. There was no national court system and in order to repair one flaw on this document everyone had to agree upon it, so it was an easier task to just scrap the document all together and start fresh with the constitution.
EFFECT: The significance behind this is that without this document, the …show more content…
Initially there would be an earlier rise and then increase of feminist organizations to protect these women and ensure their votes matter and that their voices are heard. With this happening sooner, America today would most likely be a less hostile environment because they will have gotten all the anger and hatred out sooner. Another long term impact would be the bond between individuals in America. Because African Americans and women were both given the right to vote at the same time, they would combine together and speak out against mistreatment and outnumber the white men against
What if the USA had not replaced the Articles of Confederation?
SUMMARY: Created November 15th 1777 and ratified on March 1st 1781, the Articles of Confederation served as the United States first “real” constitution. This document stated that “the states remained sovereign and independent, with Congress serving as the last resort on appeal of disputes” along with making treaties, coining money and managing the military (“History”). Another issue presented with the articles was that size of the population per state didn’t matter, each state got one vote only. The US quickly realized that this was a huge problem, especially because the central government lacked power; they couldn 't even collect taxes. Therefore on March 4th 1789, the US constitution was officially set to replace the Articles and amend its flaws.
CAUSE: The reason the Articles of Confederation had to be replaced was that it was way too problematic to sustain a growing country. There was no national court system and in order to repair one flaw on this document everyone had to agree upon it, so it was an easier task to just scrap the document all together and start fresh with the constitution.
EFFECT: The significance behind this is that without this document, the …show more content…
Initially there would be an earlier rise and then increase of feminist organizations to protect these women and ensure their votes matter and that their voices are heard. With this happening sooner, America today would most likely be a less hostile environment because they will have gotten all the anger and hatred out sooner. Another long term impact would be the bond between individuals in America. Because African Americans and women were both given the right to vote at the same time, they would combine together and speak out against mistreatment and outnumber the white men against