Articles of Confederation
The first postcolonial government of the colonies, the Articles of Confederation grew directly out of the exigencies of war. When the first shots of the Revolutionary War wer...
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Articles of Confederation
Issued by the Second Continental Congress
Agreed to November 15, 1777; ratified and in effect March 1, 1781
Excerpted from American Memory (CD-ROM)
"The said States he...
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Tension, Compromise, and War
Division among American colonies forms after the Revolutionary War because Britain is no longer the focus as an enemy. Under the Articles of the Confederation, governanc...
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Although the Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses, they were successful in that they were a starting point for government in the United States of America. Adopted by all thirteen states in ...
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The Articles of Confederation might have been an effective idea, but not an effective government. If you call something a government, it implies that it has the ability to function in governing adequ...
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The Preamble of the Constitution of the United States of America classifies an effective government as one that "establish[s] justice, insure[s] domestic tranquility, provide[s] for the common defense...
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The Articles of Confederation provided an effective, although shaky and not perfect, first step towards a government from 1781-1789 during the United State's infancy. Documents D, E, and F strengthen ...
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The nation had many problems to face during and after the American Revolution, which was fought almost entirely without accepting a written constitution. The product of 5 years of development was th...
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During and following the end of the Revolutionary War, the nation faced economic crisis and poor relations with foreign powers such as Britain, Spain and France. The Articles of Confederation provi...
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The Articles of the Confederation was the first form of American government. The different arguments on whether the Articles made government weak or whether it was a great form of government is debate...
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From 1781 to 1789, the United States of America was being governed through the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation were
what one could call a first draft to the Constitution. The...
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"Is weak Government best for the preservation of democracy"" (Is weak government) The Articles of Confederation was the first governing document for the original thirteen colonies; it was adopted as...
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In 1777 the Continental Congress adopted a new type of government in a set of laws called the Articles of Confederation. The new government under the Articles of Confederation was made up of two level...
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Shortly after declaring independence, from Britain in 1776, America needed to develop a new form of government. Therefore, Congress was appointed the task of writing a constitution for the new and fr...
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The articles of confederation appropriated little power to the federal government, leaving most to the states. Many problems arose that the federal government needed to but did not have the authority...
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From 1781 to 1789, the United States underwent an unstable era due to war debts, foreign threats, and internal dismay under the Articles of Confederation. The debts left by the Revolution initia...
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The Articles of Confederation was our first Constitution. This document addressed and hoped to fix potential problems that the U.S., as a new country, might encounter.
Bnefore the Revolution, coloni...
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~The Articles of Confederation and its Weaknesses~
On June 7, 1776, a group of resolutions was introduced to the Second Continental Congress by Richard Henry Lee. It later formed a document and becam...
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"the spirit of resistance to government is...valuable on certain occasions," (p 211) boasted Thomas Jefferson in Alden T. Vaughan's essay "Shays' Rebellion." Truly, Jefferson wanted to applaud the re...
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Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation
