Congress of the Confederation

During the Revolutionary War, Congress formed our first written Constitution as a way to help strengthen our nation and provide a way for our country to be run. The Articles of Confederation had a few basic strengths in place. However, there were also some weaknesses in it as well. The Articles of Confederation had a few basic strengths. It was instrumental in uniting the original thirteen colonies under one cause. Although some states were initially hesitant to ratify the Articles, eventually

the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation- the first form of government in the United States. Although the Articles of Confederation was the first form of government, it wasn’t necessarily the most ideal- it had eventually caused chaos and destruction and had a weak government. It was soon apparent that a new form of government was needed and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. One of the weaknesses that caused the Articles of Confederation to be a lesser form of government

The Articles of Confederation were the earliest constitution of the United States. After the United States became fully independent from Great Britain, following the Revolutionary War, the document was created to outline the functions and management of new nation. However, the document established a very weak central government, instead giving the power to the states. To correct the mistake, a new version of such a document was created: the Constitution, which is still in effect today. (Articles

so, the Articles of Confederation were made to make a stronger government. Over time it was made clear that the Articles of Confederation were lacking something that the country needed. Although the Articles of Confederation were set up to unify the country, it caused troubles like rebellion against the government, the lack of power in Congress, and inflation because of a weak central government. Congress had to make a choice whether they would keep the Articles of Confederation or replace them with

The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, which was the the first Constitution of the United States beginning on November 15th, 1777, but the states did not approve of it until March 1st, 1781. The Articles constructed a weak central government along with a loose confederation of sovereign states, departing most of the power with the state governments. Nationalists, led by James Madison, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Wilson, almost immediately began

The Articles of Confederation was the first written document, after the United States Declaration of Independence from Great Britain, to establish a national government and set up the way that America would function. Although the document is looked upon in history as a failure, it had strengths that would later become a part of the United States Constitution. When the continental congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the weaknesses of the document stemmed from inexperience from its founders

delegates representing their respective states were called to the Continental Congress, where they decided to put together a constitution for the new nation. Delegates agreed that the powers of the government must be limited, so that they wouldn’t resemble the British government. The constitution created by the Congress became known as the Articles of Confederation (1777). Although the government under the Articles of Confederation proved to be useful in establishing western lands, they provided an ineffective

America was declared independent in Great Britain 1776, a committee was formed in 1777 to construct The Articles of Confederation that acted as the very first constitution.  However, The Articles of Confederation had various frailties that negatively affected the operation of the central government in accomplishing its mandate. Some of the many weaknesses of these Articles of Confederation were economic disjointedness, lack of central government power, and legislative inefficiencies. To resolve and improve

The Articles of Confederation was a document signed amongst the thirteen original colonies that established the United States of America as a union of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. The Articles of Confederation did little to promote colonial unity, therefore independence was granted to 13 new nations, all of which became weak from lack of central government. In the Great Debate the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists debated the inclusion of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

After reading the articles of Confederation and the constitution, I found the main difference between them is the change of federal government’s power. In the articles of Confederation, most power still in the state government’s hand, for example in the reading article 2 “each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence” this means the state still retain nearly all the power, it is still a pretty much an individual country, but in the Constitution judges in every state must judge based