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Articles: Success or Fail?

Articles: Success or Fail?. What can we conclude about the Articles? (Econ). Congress unable to address inflation, debt States circulating depreciated currency Soldiers and loaners not paid Issues between the states Tariffs and other restrictions on each other High debt

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Articles: Success or Fail?

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  1. Articles: Success or Fail?

  2. What can we conclude about the Articles? (Econ) Congress unable to address inflation, debt States circulating depreciated currency Soldiers and loaners not paid Issues between the states Tariffs and other restrictions on each other High debt Lowers domestic; increases foreign

  3. What can we conclude about the Articles? (Diplomatic) Weak foreign policy Couldn’t pay debt to GB, so GB in American forts Also, GB upset b/c mistreatment of Loyalists GB floods American markets Can’t get GB to let us trade with the West Indies Pirates of North Africa (had protection under GB) Spain close Miss. River in 1784 hurt Kentucky and Tenn. Farmers use New Orleans port Strong foreign policy French Alliance Treaty of Paris Commercial treaties with French and Dutch

  4. What can we conclude about the Articles? (Political) The Articles helped lead to a federation: Showed union and held the States together – until time ready for establishment of a strong constitution by peaceful methods Still, decentralized govt weak Handled western lands well Vulnerable to revolutionary challenges     Newburgh + Shays

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