The US did not have an actual national government under the Articles, which retained the sovereignty of the states and required them to cooperate in practically every aspect. This was always difficult and sometimes impossible. There was no executive except the President of Congress, no standing military, and no unified system of courts. The framers decided that the nation needed a stronger unifying force, and the weaknesses of the Articles had already vexed them for more than 7 years.
THE Constitutional Convention in 1787 was to replace the Articles of Confederation with a stronger governing document.
Replace the Articles of Confederation with an entirely new document(apex)
Replace the Articles of Confederation with an entirely new document(apex)
The Articles of Confederation --NovaNET--
Replace the Articles of Confederation with an entirely new document(apex)
THE Constitutional Convention in 1787 was to replace the Articles of Confederation with a stronger governing document.
THE Constitutional Convention in 1787 was to replace the Articles of Confederation with a stronger governing document.
Because the articles did not include details about a unifying leader
The U.S. ConstitutionThough the official purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to revise the Articles of Confederation the convention culminated with the signing of a new document, the U.S. Constitution.
I believe this was the Articles of Confederation. After seeing that this document would not be satisfactory, Congress held the Constitutional Convention In New York (?) and formed the Articles of the Constitution.
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