It made it a loose confederation that didn't work.
The name of the confederacy formed under the Articles of Confederation was called, interestingly enough, the United States of America.
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The federal government was not included in the articles of confederation. The confederacy wanted a weak central government and strong states.
The federal government was not included in the articles of confederation. The confederacy wanted a weak central government and strong states.
They redistributed most of the power to the States, it's been said the Confederacy died of States' Rights.
Before the United States Constitution, the Articles of Confederation were used to govern the United States. Their greatest weakness is that, under them, the Federal Government had no power. It could make laws and decisions, but it had no way to ensure that they were enforced.
Thirteen states were represented under the Articles of the Confederation.
Nine of the thirteen states had to approve the Article of Confederation.
the articles of confederation was the first governing document
The name of the government prior to the present one was the same: The United States of America even though it operated under the Articles of Confederation. Article 1 of the Articles of Confederation reads: The Stile of this Confederacy shall be "The United States of America.
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The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, but they were replaced by the current Constitution in 1789. Therefore, the Articles of Confederation are no longer valid as the governing document of the United States.