The Articles of Confederation is the predecessor of the United States Constitution. It set up how the Federal government were to be ran. It included implementation that the US, was it’s own nation. The Articles took effect in 1777. The document was a total of thirteen articles. It also established that the states would be broken up into their own governments. The Articles of Confederation had a lot more weaknesses than strengths. It gave much power to the states. This was not good for the central government. The administration was put together in a way where it was difficult for the thirteen colonies to work as one nation.
The article gives an opportunity to every state to cast their own votes in the assembly of the union. Congress was to …show more content…
Not only did every move have to be approved by all the thirteen states but all major legislation needed an endorsement of at least nine states. With some representatives not being in attendance, one or two states were often able to triumph legislative proposals of importance.
Many limitations in the Article of Confederation proved to be a joke. Congress, for example, bargained treaties with foreign powers. But all these treaties had to be endorsed by the states. When a treaty was finally accepted, Congress didn’t have the power to secure compliance. The Congress couldn’t deal directly with individuals, or with other nations. In these affairs other nations doubted the value of these treaties with the new confederation. Congress had no power to certify foreign, or state affairs.
The lacking of a steady currency also tainted trade amongst the states and with different countries. Not only did the worth of paper currency change from state to state, but also a tiny percentage of states, like New York and Virginia, charged taxes on goods incoming into their ports from other states in the …show more content…
It held the states together as a somewhat of a unit until the Constitution was complete. It developed a good policy to help stimulate the growth of the western lands. The nations gave their rights to the regions west of the Appalachians to the central government. This helped create a feeling of national unity. The Articles also encouraged the states to work together.
The Massachusetts government forced high taxes, which was the catalyst for a small militia to be formed mixed up of a bunch of farmers and regular town folks. This was recognized in history as Shays ' uprising. Shays required that foreclosures, and bad mortgages were to be abandoned. Militias were called upon and they readily concealed the rebellion. They made politicians nervous. But did not end up causing any sort of major,
The article gives an opportunity to every state to cast their own votes in the assembly of the union. Congress was to …show more content…
Not only did every move have to be approved by all the thirteen states but all major legislation needed an endorsement of at least nine states. With some representatives not being in attendance, one or two states were often able to triumph legislative proposals of importance.
Many limitations in the Article of Confederation proved to be a joke. Congress, for example, bargained treaties with foreign powers. But all these treaties had to be endorsed by the states. When a treaty was finally accepted, Congress didn’t have the power to secure compliance. The Congress couldn’t deal directly with individuals, or with other nations. In these affairs other nations doubted the value of these treaties with the new confederation. Congress had no power to certify foreign, or state affairs.
The lacking of a steady currency also tainted trade amongst the states and with different countries. Not only did the worth of paper currency change from state to state, but also a tiny percentage of states, like New York and Virginia, charged taxes on goods incoming into their ports from other states in the …show more content…
It held the states together as a somewhat of a unit until the Constitution was complete. It developed a good policy to help stimulate the growth of the western lands. The nations gave their rights to the regions west of the Appalachians to the central government. This helped create a feeling of national unity. The Articles also encouraged the states to work together.
The Massachusetts government forced high taxes, which was the catalyst for a small militia to be formed mixed up of a bunch of farmers and regular town folks. This was recognized in history as Shays ' uprising. Shays required that foreclosures, and bad mortgages were to be abandoned. Militias were called upon and they readily concealed the rebellion. They made politicians nervous. But did not end up causing any sort of major,