Articles of Confederation

because they wanted to aknowledge the AOC to make changes to it

A rope of sand would, of course, be utterly useless for anythinf you wanted a rope for, like tying thirteen things together but a rope (or chain) or iron would be unbreakable and would fetter something which ought to be free. Michael Montagne I think the question is asking why people said that a rope of sand (ie the Articles of Confederation) would be better than a rope of iron (ie the US under the Constitution). Many people were frightened of a strong central government, having just become independent from a monarch. Even thought the Articles of Confederation were not initially very sucessful, many people thought that a strong central government would become dictorial.

congress had the power to amend the articles of confederation

Northwest Ordinance

Under the Articles of Confederation the American colonists fought and defeated Great Britain and gained independence. By the end of the "Confederation era," Congress had created a bureaucracy to administer the day-to-day affairs of the government. The issue over the western lands was solved under the Articles. The large states holding vast amounts of western land ceded the land to the government under the Articles so that all the states could share in the wealth of those lands. The Northwest Ordinances were passed that provided for the creation of equal, self governing states in the Northwest Territories and the newly created states would have the same rights and privileges as the original 13 states. Congress also provided for a survey of the western lands to prepare the land for sale to all.

Under the Articles, the states were held together until a new government under the Constitution was created. The new nation began to emerge as one respecting the ideas that had caused the Revolutionary War in the first place.

The Articles of Confederation created a weak national government with most of the governmental powers retained by the states. The Articles provided no separation of branches. There was no president or any other independent executive, nor was there a federal judicial branch. Congress, the legislature, was the only branch of government. Laws required unanimous votes. Members elected to congress did not vote as individuals, but as states. While congress did have some powers, it could not enforce its laws on the states or the people. States were permitted to coin their own money. There was no regulation of commerce between the states and states could even enter into treaties with foreign nations and declare war, "with the consent of Congress." Congress could not tax the states or the people, it could only request funds to run the government.

The government couldn't control the rebellion because there was no unity. One state needed help but under the Articles of Confederation, none of the other states had any desire or incentive to help put down the rebellion. The rebellion showed that the states needed more loyalty to one another and a stronger connection.

they gave very little power to the central government and if the central government wanted to pass something all the states would have to ratify it.

Roger Sherman died of Typhoid at the age of 72 in July of 1793

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~ Planning an Empire for Liberty - charting the settlement of the vast western public domain - was the greatest single achievement in domestic policy for the Confederation.

~ In military matters, the Confederation brought the War of Independence to a successful end.

~ A peace treaty with England.

The Articles of Confederation was the first official document of the United States government. It reflected the ideals of the of the founding fathers, and initially gave more power to the states, in an effort to avoid the abusive power wielded by a government like the one they had just freed themselves from.

Since the Articles of Confederation was the first governmental document, it was almost a guarantee that there would be quite a few weaknesses. Here are some examples:

-There wasn't any separation of powers to check and balance each other.

-The main government wasn't strong enough since most of the power went to the states.

-Congress did not have the power to tax, so there would be basically no way to get their finances under control.

-Any change to the Articles was almost impossible, because it would require approval from every state.

-There was no court system to settle issues among the states.

Only one branch was set up under the Articles -- the Legislative branch.

Well, there were many major shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation, among them:

There was no uniform standards for international or interstate commerce. Each state made its own regulations and charged their own tariffs.a

There was no national currency. Spanish currency was the most widely accepted, but many states attempted to codify commodities as currency. People often had to resort to the barter system for trade.

There was no national office for receiving ambassadors or engaging in official diplomacy with foreign nations.

Congress was authorized to fund a standing army, but there was no establishment for its command and control.

Congress had no authority to levy its own taxes.

The U.S. Constitution addressed all of these shortcomings in some fashion. It gives Congress the authority to regulate international and interstate commerce, establish a national currency, and appropriate funds for the federal government. Similarly, the Constitution empowers the President of the United States to conduct international diplomacy and command the armed forces of the nation.

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The most significant power not given to the Federal government under the Articles of Confederation was the ability to tax. The central government therefore had to way to raise money for defense or important internal projects.

• limiting the power of certain states in the Union

central government had the power to declare war and negotiate peace

Article VI. No state, without the consent of the United States in Congress assembled, shall send any embassy to, or receive any embassy from, or enter into any conference, agreement, alliance, or treaty with any king, prince, or state; nor shall any person holding any office of profit or trust under the United States, or any of them, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, or foreign state; nor shall the United States in Congress assembled, or any of them, grant any title of nobility.

No two or more states shall enter into any treaty, confederation, or alliance whatever between them without the consent of the United States in Congress assembled, specifying accurately the purposes for which the same is to be entered into and how long it shall continue.

No state shall lay any imposts or duties which may interfere with any stipulations in treaties entered into by the United States in Congress assembled with any king, prince, or state, in pursuance of any treaties already proposed by Congress, to the courts of France and Spain.

No vessels of war shall be kept up in time of peace by any state except such number only as shall be deemed necessary by the United States in Congress assembled for the defense of such state or its trade; nor shall any body of forces be kept up by any state in time of peace except such number only as in the judgment of the United States in Congress assembled shall be deemed requisite to garrison the forts necessary for the defense of such state; but every state shall always keep up a well-regulated and disciplined militia, sufficiently armed and accoutered, and shall provide and constantly have ready for use, in public stores, a due number of field pieces and tents and a proper quantity of arms, ammunition, and camp equipage.

No state shall engage in any war without the consent of the United States in Congress assembled unless such state be actually invaded by enemies, or shall have received certain advice of a resolution being formed by some nation of Indians to invade such state, and the danger is so imminent as not to admit of a delay till the United States in Congress assembled can be consulted; nor shall any state grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war, nor letters of marque or reprisal, except it be after a declaration of war by the United States in Congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or state and the subjects thereof against which war has been so declared and under such regulations as shall be established by the United States in Congress assembled, unless such state be infested by pirates, in which case vessels of war may be fitted out for that occasion and kept so long as the danger shall continue or until the United States in Congress assembled shall determine otherwise.

Government could not pay anyone back since the war.