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The Articles of Confederation were written to reduce a strong central government seizing power and creating a tyrannical situation in the newly created United States. The former colonists distrusted powerful government, and the Articles were written to spread governmental power into the individual states as much as possible.
Article of Confederation is a written document that states the functions of the national government of the United States. This was after it declared independence from Great Britain.
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After the signing of the Declaration of Indolence in 1776 the Continental Congress signed into effect the Articles of Confederation. This set up the first government of the newly independent America.
The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain.
There were many reasons that led the people to call for changes to the Articles of Confederation. One such reason was because too many states fought among themselves which in turn weakened the government instead of united the colonies against Britain.
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The Articles of Confederation showed that people feared a strong government similar to the monarchy in Britain.
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The Articles of Confederation were written in 1776 to establish a framework for the collaboration of the 13 American colonies that were fighting for their freedom from Britain, but was not passed until 1781. A unified government (the United States) was seen as preferable in limited respects. The Articles established powers that the national Congress was given by the states. The document was extremely weak in providing revenue, and could not control the conflicting authority of the separate states. The Articles of confederation was weak because of the people's experience from when they were being ruled by Britain.
States had more power. They did not want the federal government to have too much power like Britain/Parliament. What couldn't Congress do under the Articles of Confederation? Congress couldn't regulate trade or collect taxes.
On November 15, 1777, the second Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union. Still at war with Great Britain, the colonists were not eager to establish another powerful national government. Three-and-a-half years passed before the states ratified (approved of) the Articles.
The Articles of Confederation two successes were that the American colonists fought and defeated Great Britain. Because of doing this, they gained independence. By the end of the Confederation era, Congress created a bureaucracy to administer the day-to-day affairs of the government that we see today.
The Articles of Confederation were written to reduce a strong central government seizing power and creating a tyrannical situation in the newly created United States. The former colonists distrusted powerful government, and the Articles were written to spread governmental power into the individual states as much as possible.