Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
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The Articles of Confederation
The Articles were a formal Document that was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution, and was adopted on November 15, 1777. However, ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781. The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
1) READ this article: 10 Reasons Why America’s First Constitution Failed Links to an external site.
2) ANSWER the following questions below
- Which government became more powerful (state or central/federal)?
- Why would this be a problem? EXPLAIN!
- Why was the process of amending the Articles or creating new laws so difficult?
- According to the reading, there were three powers that should have been reserved for a strong federal government. Instead, those powers were given to the states instead. Which powers were these?
3) Responses must be written IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Copying and pasting will be considered plagiarism and there will be deductions or zeroes.
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