"From 1781 to1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government." Using the documents and your knowledge of the period, evaluate this statement."

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The Articles of Confederation were meant to give the United States a loose, weak central government, making the Articles ineffective. With the Articles of Confederation, the United States was unable to support soldiers due to the inabilities of Congress. The United States was also unable to remove British trading posts from their home soil. The weakest states, who were not influential and least populous, had power over those that were strong and heavily populated. Also, …

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…gt;The Articles of Confederation between 1781 to 1789 were ineffective to the United States. Many citizens were in turmoil, such as army members. Larger States' rights were stripped and security and peace was nonexistent. The new and growing nation was set back at this time and not receiving the rights it deserved. Therefore, the United States soon revised the Articles into a much stronger form, the Constitution. With this, security, equality, and financial peace was given.