What are the strengths of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 1

While the Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses, it was able to accomplish much. It held the states together until the Constitution was written. It developed a fair policy for the development of the western lands. The states ceded their claims to the lands west of the Appalachians to the central government. This helped forge a feeling of national unity and congress under the Articles enacted laws to organize the western territories and admit new states on an equal footing with the original states. The Articles successfully negotiated a peace with Great Britain ending the Revolutionary War. Congressional departments of Foreign Affairs, War, Marine, and Treasury were established, each under a secretary. This set the precedent for the creation of the executive cabinets under the Constitution. The Articles also encouraged cooperation among the states. Though not always successful, the Articles provided that each state gave "full faith and credit" to the legal acts of the other states.

Answer 2

Some strengths of the AOC were they established congress, the northwest ordinance, and the land ordinance of 1785.

Answer 3

Under the Articles of Confederation the American colonists fought and defeated Great Britain and gained independence. By the end of the "Confederation era," Congers had created a bureaucracy to administer the day-to-day affairs of the government. The issue over the western lands was solved under the Articles. The large states holding vast amounts of western land ceded the land to the government under the Articles so that all the states could share in the wealth of those lands. The Northwest Ordinances were passed that provided for the creation of equal, self governing states in the Northwest Territories and the newly created states would have the same rights and privileges as the original 13 states. Congress also provided for a survey of the western lands to prepare the land for sale to all. Under the Articles, the states remained united as one nation, and the new nation began to emerge as one respecting the ideas that had caused the Revolutionary War in the first place.

Answer 4

The Articles of Confederation did have some strengths but some only seemed like a strength.

- Gave congress the power to declare war or create treaties with other countries

- Allowed congress to maintain a national Army and Navy

- Congress could make agreements with other countries

- Congress could borrow money from other countries

- Establish a national post office

Answer 5

Positive features of the Articles of Confederation -they could make treaties

-they began a postal service

-it created the ideal of a union of states

-the land Ordinance of 1785

-the Land Ordinance of 1787

Answer 6

The Articles of Confederation's strengths were that it set out legislators. It also set out rules to open post offices.