Why did the founders replace the articles of confederation?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

because the articles lacked an outline for a tax system that would pay debts. -apex

Answer 3

The Articles of Confederation were written in fear of turning into another Great Britain, so they made the Articles really loose, and they couldn't achieve anything. For example, 13 out of 13 states had to approve something for an amendment to be passed, which made any changes nearly impossible. Also, the federal government could not levy taxes under the Articles. Each state issued its own currency. There was no one with any power to force the states to act as a nation instead of 13 individual equal governments, which achieved nothing. There was no executive branch or federal judicial branch. Enforcement od laws was left to individual states because there essentially was no body of federal law to enforce. The constitution gave the government/nation as a whole, some actual power

Answer 4

It gave to much power to the states. In other words government had no control and because of that we had no army or any kind of defense. we were weak. Since each state got its own power we didn't act as a nation we acted as a bunch of little countries. EPIC FAIL!

Answer 5

They changed it because the articles of confederation had a lot weaknesses in power and government. Because of The weakness of the articles caused the Shays' rebellion.