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Patrick Henry
The anti-federalists
James Madison wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation because he thought they would have a stronger national government. But Patrick Henry wanted to keep the Articles. :))
They seceded from the union and formed their own confederation of states.
The southern states formed a confederation and split from the union to show their discontent with the slave policies. They wanted to keep slaves and the northerners wanted the emancipation of slaves without compensation (which would result in a major loss for the economy of the south).
They wanted to keep their discussions secretive and away from the public eye.
The Articles of Confederation was a weak government. Shays Rebellion demonstrated this fact when government authorities could not decide whether the state or the national government should put down the revolt. Larger states wanted to do away with the Articles of Confederation because they thought the central government needed to be stronger while smaller states wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation because they were afraid of having a strong central government.
Each state saw its self as a individual place and wanted to keep that identity instead of creating a unified nation.
Frederick William (Prussian) wanted Saxony during the Congress of Vienna because first of all, Prussia wanted to unify the German Confederation. Second of all, Prussia wanted to keep a closer eye on France after want happened with Napoleon.
Yes. they were the leaders of a movement to keep the Articles of Confederation unchanged
Leaders around the time of the Articles of Confederation agreed that it was made to weak. It did not include powers such as the power to tax and the power to create a standing army. The main reason for wanting to change the Articles of Confederation was to create a document that would be strong enough to keep control of the country, but weak enough that the government would not turn into a monarchy or dictatorship.