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Why did the men who wrote the constitution feel that the government under the Articles of Confederation was not working?
Under the Articles of Confederation the government did not have to power to levy taxes or form an army. The Articles of Confederation did not give the government enough power to function. They could only ask for the support of the states and hope they complied.
In regard to taxes, nobody wanted to pay taxes, so the government had no money. Shay's Rebellion showed that the government also didn't have the power to protect the states should they need it.
The Articles of Confederation were too weak because they were written with they tyranny of England fresh in the minds of the authors. They wanted to limit the power of government as much as possible and consequently created a government that couldn't function.
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Why did colonial leaders meet to revise the articles of confederation?
The articles of confederation gave almost no power to the federal government. They had to ask the states to get anything done. It was not working for building a country. They met and created the US Constitution.
Articles of confederation needed to be changed to form what kind of government?
To a stronger central government. They didn't work because everyone was an individual and not united under a single working government.
Why did articles of confederation have to be replaced by constitution?
Congress was the chief agency of the government because there was no executive branch. It proved difficult, and often impossible, for congress to put it's policies into effect. Nine of te 13 states had to agree on any law and all 13 had to agree to amend the articles of confederation, but at times they could not all meet.
Why was the Articles of Confederation not working?
There were several flaws to the Articles of Confederation.There was no executive branch, meaning that there couldn't be a leader to guide the countryThere were 13 different currencies, which would be extremely difficult to trade with.Difficult to ally: In order for foreign countries to ally with the United States, they had to sign 13 treaties, from all the colonies.In order to amend the article, there had to be a unanimous vote.Optional taxation: Nobody wants to pay taxes, so they didn't. The government began to lose money and couldn't support itself.Weak central government: The federal government could not control the states as states were more powerful than the federal.
What did the national government achieve under the articles of confederation?
Freedom independence and a firm league of friendship
Why did colonial leaders meet to revise the articles of confederation?
The articles of confederation gave almost no power to the federal government. They had to ask the states to get anything done. It was not working for building a country. They met and created the US Constitution.
Why do they decide to create a new Constitution when they get to Philadelphia?
Because the Articles of Confederation weren't working.
Why was the Constitutional Convention held?
To amend the Articles of Confederation
Did you keep the Articles of Confederation?
NO. Because he felt that we needed to write a new plan of government. We had a very week government.
What was the reason that caused earlier attempts to amend the articles of the proposed Constitution to fail?
There was the articles of confederation that didn't work and this congress meet in 1787 to write the constitution. So, to answer your question I think you are confused. The constitution was a whole new effort and the articles were too loose and didn't really have the framework for a working government.
Why did leaders call for the constitution convention?
The Constitutional Convention was called to amend the Articles of Confederation, the rules for the United States' first independent government. But when the fifty-five delegates attempted to amend the plan, they realized the task was impossible. The delegates scrapped the Articles of Confederation and secretly began working to devise an entirely new framework for government, the US Constitution.
What was the purpose of the constisutional convention of 1787?
The original plan for the 1787 Philadelphia Convention (later called the Constitutional Convention) was to revise the Articles of Confederation, but many delegates sought to eliminate the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation by creating an entirely new document.
After half a century the founding fathers realized the form of government created by the articles of confederation wasint working as they had hoped?
They didn't wait 50 years to change, but rather it was March of 1881 it was written and the constitution was in 1889.
Why did Americans called for the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitutional Convention (or the Philadelphia Convention, as it was known at the time) was called to amend the Articles of Confederation, the rules for the United States' first independent government. But when the fifty-five delegates attempted to amend the plan, they realized the task was impossible. The delegates scrapped the Articles of Confederation and secretly began working to devise an entirely new framework for government, the US Constitution.
After half a century the founding fathers realized the form of government created by the Articles of Confederation wasn't working as they had hoped?
False.
What was the government of the U.S. in 1786 organized around?
In 1786, the US Government was organized around the Revolutionary War Articles of Confederation. But even then, just a few years after the end of the Revolution, it was obvious that the Articles of Confederation weren't working, and there was a movement to convene another Continental Congress to revise them. That Congress met in 1787, but we today refer to it as the Constitutional Convention, because that was the result. Not a revision of the Articles, but an entirely new Constitution that would guide the country forward.
What was a disturbing sign that the Articles of Confederation were not working?
Ratification!
