The Articles of Confederation, from 1781 to 1789, provided our virgin country with an efficient form government, transferring power from a monarchy to a democratic republic. The Articles were a segway, a necessary step to drawing our modern constitution. It gave our country its first taste of moderate federal control and regulation. The Articles offered its people liberty and extended basic and natural human rights, it provided equality and allowed the people to express their opinions in …
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…of Confederation were a steeping stone in our past. It was a sink or swim situation that allowed our would-be founding fathers witness first hand the necessities of drawing a constitution. The unequal distribution of power into the hands of the states created a downward spiral into chaos. The Articles excelled in that they protected the individual interests of the entire population. But, as noted, the grip of the federal government needed to be tightened.