Americans wanted a stronger government than the Articles of Confederation provided for a number of reasons. The Articles of Confederation lacked the necessary powers to govern effectively leaving it unable to enforce laws collect taxes or provide for a unified military. The Articles of Confederation also did not have any means of resolving disputes between the states. Furthermore the Articles of Confederation did not have a strong executive branch and could not create a unified currency. Finally the Articles of Confederation did not allow for the direct participation of citizens in the government and it was difficult to amend the Articles of Confederation.
These shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation led Americans to seek a stronger more effective government that could better meet the needs of the nation.
The Articles of Confederation... and that's all I Know
the Articles of Confederation were very weak and vague in many areas. they had been created to be a temporary form of government and were abolished to institue a stronger, more effective form of governmnet.
the purpose was to make the federal government stronger and have more control over the colonists.... etc.
The Federalist Papers. Federalist were strongly in favor of ratification to have a government stronger than the one under the articles of confederation through federalism.
THE Constitutional Convention in 1787 was to replace the Articles of Confederation with a stronger governing document.
The Articles of Confederation... and that's all I Know
The Articles Of Confederation
make the national government stronger
Shays rebellion showed leaders of America that the articles of confederation were too weak, and a strong national government was needed
the federal government needed to be stronger. novanet (:The federal government needed to be made stronger
To strengthen the national government
The Constitution was accepted on March 4, 1789, to replace the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses, including creating stronger state governments and a weaker federal government.
The Articles of Confederation were replaced by the Constitution because it included the Bill of Rights.
James Madison wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation because he thought they would have a stronger national government. But Patrick Henry wanted to keep the Articles. :))
Legislative branch of government
the Articles of Confederation were very weak and vague in many areas. they had been created to be a temporary form of government and were abolished to institue a stronger, more effective form of governmnet.
It swayed the public opinion to support a stronger national government