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It lasted for such a short period of time because the nations leaders deemed it ineffective and decided to replace it with the Constitution, followed by a Bill of Rights.

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Q: Why did the Articles of Confederation only last 8 years?
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Which document was ratified by the states in 1781 only to have it fail in the following five years?

Articles of Confederation


Why did antifederalist believe that the constitutional convention had gone too far?

It was only to revise the Articles of Confederation


Why did the government under the articles of confederation last only a few years?

Failure of Articles of ConfederationIt didn't provide a strong central government. the states acted completely independent of each other. acting for their best interest and not that of the states.


Why did the government created under the Articles of Confederation last only a few years?

it was very weak. no standing army no taxing by national government no single national currency no executive leadership


Does the Articles of Confederation have three branches?

The Articles of Confederation had only 1 branch the legislative branch. Each state only got one vote in Congress, no matter how small the population. The Articles of Confederation was soon turned into the constitution.


Why did the discussion on the articles of confederation only last 17 weeks but they stayed for four months?

17 weeks is four months.


What articles of confederation created a government that had only one of these?

The Articles of Confederation created a government that had only one branch of government. It was the Legislative Branch.


Did Jonathan Dayton sign the articles of confederation?

No. Jonathan Dayton did not sign the Articles of Confederation. He only signed the United States Constitution.


Congress within the confederation is what kind of assembly?

Under the Articles of Confederation, congress was unicameral, meaning it had only one legislative body. The Articles of Confederation were ratified on March 1, 1781.


What document was governing the US before and during the writing of the constition?

the articles of confederation, they only lasted for a few years before the constitution was signed.


Who was the only state to meet the deadline for ratifying the articles of confederation?

Virginia


What were the successes of the articles of confederation?

There really were no successes of the Articles of Confederation. The only thing I can think of would be our ideas that transferred over to the Declaration. Mainly, the articles were a huge flop in our history. Sorry I couldn't give you what you wanted.