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The Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation. What did the Articles of Confederation do?. Continued the structure and operation of government established by the Second Continental Congress Established a “league of friendship” between the 13 states Provided a “unicameral” Congress

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The Articles of Confederation

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  1. The Articles of Confederation

  2. What did the Articles of Confederation do? • Continued the structure and operation of government established by the Second Continental Congress • Established a “league of friendship” between the 13 states • Provided a “unicameral” Congress • Provided each state with one vote in Congress, no matter state size or population

  3. Government Powers under the Articles of Confederation • Make war and declare peace • Send and receive foreign ambassadors • Enter into treaties • Raise and equip a navy • Maintain an army by requesting troops from the states • Appoint senior military officers

  4. Government Powers • Regulate Indian affairs • Establish post offices • Decide certain disputes among the states • ALL OTHER POWERS RESIDED WITH THE STATES!

  5. Weakness of the Articles of Confederation • No power to levy (or collect) taxes -States collected $ and turned over what they decided to the national treasury • No power to regulate trade • No power to enforce laws • Laws needed 9 out of 13 states for approval -Not all delegates were in Congress at the same time -Small states could block what the large states wanted

  6. Weaknesses • Needed consent of all states for amendments • No executive branch • No unity in policy • No national court system • State courts enforced and interpreted laws

  7. Achievements of the Articles of Confederation • Fair development of land to the west of the Appalachians • Northwest Ordinance if 1787: -Established the principle that the territories were to be developed for statehood on an equal basis with the older states

  8. Achievements • Negotiated Treaty of Paris with Great Britain -Enlarged US territory by acquiring land from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River and from the Great Lakes to Canada and Florida • Set up departments for Foreign Affairs, War, Marine, and Treasury with secretaries -Precedent for the creation of modern cabinet departments

  9. Achievements • Encouraged “full faith and credit” of states -States had to honor the legal acts of other states

  10. Need for a Stronger Government • Debt from the Revolution • Shay’s Rebellion • Led by Daniel Shays, a farmer • Forced the Massachusetts courts to close to prevent foreclosures on their land • Farmers pleas were ignored • 1200 advanced on the federal arsenal • They were suppress my the Mass. militia but American leaders were alarmed

  11. Need for a Stronger Government • Annapolis Convention • Called together to discuss trade between the states • Ended up planning another convention in Philadelphia for the sole purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation

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