Some of the events that led up to the US thinking that the Articles of Confederation were too weak were the states were competing against each other in trade, the states were declaring war with each other over boundaries, and each state had its own taxes and currency, which got very annoying in trade, these events are what led up to, also, the US Constitution being written.
Under the articles of confederation
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The states actually had the most power under the Articles of Confederation. This did not prove workable for the federal government, and this eventually led to the Constitutional Convention.
1) Under the Articles there was only a unicameral legislature so that there was no separation of powers. 2) The central government under the Articles was too weak since the majority of the power rested with the states. 3) Congress, under the Articles, did not have the power to tax which meant that they could never put their finances in order. 4) In order to change or amend the Articles, unanimous approval of the states was required which essentially meant that changes to the Articles were impossible. 5) For any major laws to pass they had to be approved by 9 or the 13 states which proved difficult to do so that even the normal business of running a government was difficult. 6) Under the Articles, Congress did not have the power to regulate commerce which will cause competition between states as well as diplomatic issues
Shay's Rebellion - It exposed the weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation, showing the necessity of a strong central government, which was established under the Constitution.
Shay's rebellion showed how Congress was unable to organize a military.
the articles basically continued the structure and operation of the government as established under the second continental congress,
the articles basically continued the structure and operation of the government as established under the second continental congress,
The only branch of government under the Articles of Confederation was the legislative branch, which consisted of a unicameral Congress.
Under the Articles of Confederation Congress depended on donations from the states to operate which caused problems for the national government.
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The 13 State Governments held nearly all of the power under the Articles of Confederation.
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