Effectiveness of the Articles of Confederation
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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
The Articles of Confederation were incapable of providing the United States with an effective form of government. The Articles of Confederation presided weakly over the government as it allowed little or no power to tax, control trade, and branches of government were missing. In addition to this, the thirteen states acted as separate nations and the national government had little control over them.
As seen in Document C, Congress …
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…points, but, the low greatly outweighed the high. Ideas, thoughts, and events were becoming so hot with tension that everyone could plainly see that some sort of change needed to take place. Only the extent and degree of the change was in question, not whether one needed to take place. For some, this change involved only a slight revision to the Articles, to others, it involved the making of a whole new document, and government.
…points, but, the low greatly outweighed the high. Ideas, thoughts, and events were becoming so hot with tension that everyone could plainly see that some sort of change needed to take place. Only the extent and degree of the change was in question, not whether one needed to take place. For some, this change involved only a slight revision to the Articles, to others, it involved the making of a whole new document, and government.
