Because the Articles were too weak. It did not give Congress the powers to do what it needed to do. Originally, all that was going to be done was a correction to the Articles. But when the Founders realized the Articles sucked and couldn't be fixed, they just wrote the Constitution instead.
the AC did not divide rights between state and federal gov.
2 Articles of Confederation and The Constitution. The reason for 2 was because Articles of Confederation gave the government no power.
To revise the Articles of Confederation. Congress realized that the Articles were to terrible to be revised, so they started from scratch, and thus comes the Constitution.
The Articles of Confederation was an emergency government during the American Revolution.
The primary reason, from my perspective, that the Articles were not successful was the fact that not all of the states would agree to the wording and terms that were proposed.
The Articles of Confederation would not work at all today, even with improvements in transportation and communication. The major reason for this is that the Articles of Confederation made for a very weak national government.
Shay's Rebellion revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
To correct problems with the articles of confederation
2 Articles of Confederation and The Constitution. The reason for 2 was because Articles of Confederation gave the government no power.
The Articles of Confederation were not specific enough. Until the Constitution was written and the Bill of Rights were added, states such as Virginia refused to sign.
To revise the Articles of Confederation. Congress realized that the Articles were to terrible to be revised, so they started from scratch, and thus comes the Constitution.
The articles allowed slavery to continue, was not a reason for changing the articles of confederation in the mid-1780.
AnswerNo... the whole reason for the constitution was to create order where there was none.AnswerThe Articles of Confederation preceded the Constitution, but contained some flaws that would have lead to problems running the government.
The Articles of Confederation was an emergency government during the American Revolution.
The Articles of Confederation was an emergency government during the American Revolution.
The articles of confederation ended when the Constitutional Convention met to revise them, they ended up starting fresh with the Constitution. The reason they started fresh with the Constitution is because originally, Congress wanted to grant itself more powers to regulate commerce between states and foreign nations. They were unable to get unanimous support for this, as required by the Articles of Confederation. So, rather than abide by the rules of the Articles of Confederation, which were too inconvenient, the Constitution was drafted to replace it.
because the articles lacked an outline for a tax system that would pay debts. -apex
because the articles lacked an outline for a tax system that would pay debts. -apex