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Aside from the Revolutionary War being underway, the problem with the Articles was that they required unanimousratification, i.e. by all thirteen states. This was not accomplished until 1781.Most of the states did not agree with it unless they benefited from it, and they did not care how it affected the other states. Maryland especially wanted Virginia and New York to drop their claims to the Ohio Valley.
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the debate to add the bill of rights
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what issue needed to be settled before the smaller state agreed to the articles of confederation
Aside from the Revolutionary War being underway, the problem with the Articles was that they required unanimousratification, i.e. by all thirteen states. This was not accomplished until 1781.Most of the states did not agree with it unless they benefited from it, and they did not care how it affected the other states. Maryland especially wanted Virginia and New York to drop their claims to the Ohio Valley.
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the debate to add the bill of rights
The articles of confederation were unable to enforce taxes. They were only able to get "donations", this made the over all central government weaker than those of the states who were authorized to issue taxes. Also the states did not have equall representation in the government.
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The Articles of Confederation allowed the individual states to issue their own money and regulate its value. The articles also established state currency as legal tender. This led to unstable financial conditions across states, as some states created high inflation by printing too much currency. Rhode Island was one state that printed excessive currency, sparking inflation
The Articles of Confederation created a one-house legislature as the Confederation's main institution, making the government a unicameral system of government. In addition, Congress could settle conflicts among the states, issue coins, borrow money, and make treaties with other countries and with Native Americans. Congress could also ask the states for money and soldiers.
Yes! Unit 3 of the practice of the constitution. page 5 . paragraph 2 . sentence 2.'' The Articles were drawn up by the Second Continental Congress and were in use until the constitution was signed in 1787.''