What were the articles of confederation.?

Answer 1

The Articles of Confederation was the agreement under which the newly freed colonies of Great Britain became a new nation. They were established in 1781. The Articles formed a fashion of a central government. Problems developed as they gave so little power to the new nation a new document was required. All agreed a change was needed and it gave birth to a new Federal government whose operations were specified in the US Constitution.

Answer 2

The Articles of Confederation was the agreement under which the newly freed colonies of Great Britain became a new nation. They were established in 1781. The Articles formed a fashion of a central government. Problems developed as they gave so little power to the new nation a new document was required. All agreed a change was needed and it gave birth to a new Federal government whose operations were specified in the US Constitution.

Answer 3

The Articles of Confederation was the original binding document of the United States and served as the supreme law of the land from March 1, 1781 until the ratification of the United States Constitution (on June 21, 1788).

The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union were adopted by the 2nd Continental Congress on November 15th, 1777. They sought to combine the disparate colonies under a single governmental entity. They were the first attempt at a government for the United States, but were eventually replaced by the Constitution.

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation gave too much power to the states and not enough to the central government. The central government wasn't able to pass laws or taxes if all the states did not approve. There was no president or federal judiciary. Essentially, the colonies could not operate effectively as a nation.
The Articles of Confederation was the original binding document of the United States and served as the supreme law of the land from 1781 until the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787. It defined the powers of the Continental Congress and provided for a weak federation of autonomous states. Americans of the time were generally opposed to a strong central government, which they feared would lead to despotism, and the Articles delegated most significant powers to the individual states. The Congress was granted power only over foreign policy, war, and setting standards. It had no power over trade, could not directly tax the people, could not enforce laws, and could not compel states to cooperate with one another. As such, the early United States was more similar to an alliance of 13 independent countries than to the federal state of modern times.
It was a document that was the predecessor to the Constitution and it made a very weak federal government with strong state governments.