Protruding from the American Revolution, the solidifying institutions of the United States were left open to new ideas. Men such as John Dickinson began forming ideas of a strong centralized government, ignorant to the effects of the grandeur power abused by Parliament of Britain. Immediately the various states challenged this suggestion and groups of democratic-republicans stressed a loose confederation of states where people were sovereign. These ideals were summarized in the Articles of Confederation, which …
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…socio-economic institutions and was an effective form of government from 1781-1789. The Articles of Confederation provided the United States with stable Anti-Federalist sentiments, which were shown through the legislatures passed. The Articles provided an effective form of government from 1781-1789 by suiting republican political ideals for the people, and providing well-rounded socio-economic foundations. This form of control was the best way to provide the people with the powers they had anticipated from the Revolutionary Era.