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What were some of the obstacles to overcome in getting the states to trust in this new document Confederation to the Constitution and style of government?
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What document established the kind of government we have?
The Articles of Confederation was the first form of National Government For the independent states.
Why were the Articles of Confederation abandoned?
The Articles of Confederation were discarded because the state government dominated the federal government. The Articles of Confederation did not allow for the federal government to collect taxes.
Document of 1781 that was put out of business by the constitution?
Articles of Confederation
Were people elected directly by people in the original American Constitution?
Before the constitution was created, America was ruled by a document called the Articles of Confederation. This document was weak, most due to lack of government power. There was no president and the government could not enforce a strong army or navy. The 55 delagates elected by the people of the original colonies went to Philidelphia. Pennsylvania to revise the articles of confederation. After 17 weeks, instead of revising the articles of confederation, they made the Constitution. The colonies approved the constitution in 1788.
What were the newly independent states joined by before the constitution?
The newly independent states were joined by the Articles of Confederation before the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation served as the first governing document of the United States from 1781 to 1789, but it was eventually replaced by the Constitution due to its weaknesses in providing a strong central government.
What document preceded the constitution as the framework for American government?
the articles of confederation
Which document organized the government before the u.s. constitution did?
articles of confederation
Which government document served as the colonies' central legal document until it was replaced by the US Constitution in 1787?
The Articles of Confederation.
What was the name of the document that set up the first independent government of the US?
The Articles of Confederation set up an independent government in the years before the Constitution was ratified.
What document preceded the constitution?
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.
Which document preceded the Constitution but failed to give the federal government enough power to function effectively?
The articles of confederation.
Which document gave states more power than national government and set up a weak central government?
Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
What document established the kind of government we have?
The Articles of Confederation was the first form of National Government For the independent states.
What document set up the first federal government in the United States?
The Articles of Confederation (full name: Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union), drafted in June 1776, allowed the States to retain the sovereignty in most areas. The federal government operated under the Articles of Confederation from 1777 until 1789, when it was replaced by the more comprehensive US Constitution.
What document did the US Constitution replace?
Articles of Confederation
What legal document defined the legitimacy of the US before the constitution?
The '''Articles''' of '''Confederation''' was the first constitution of the United States of America and specified how the national government was to operate.
What was the document that was your plan before the constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
