Articles of Confederation

A committee of thirteen people, one for each original colony, created the executive authority. The Articles gave very limited rights to the federal government. It was very difficult to get anything done because a unanimous decision was required to add amendments, change a law, etc. The powers that were given to the federal government by the Articles of Confederation include the authority to make war and treaties, as well as the ability to determine the amount of troops and money each state can contribute. However, the Articles left the government without a way to enforce anything. The federal government could also borrow money and admit new states into the Union. Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government could not levy taxes, as that power was left to the individual states. Also, the government could not draft troops as they are only able to ask the states to contribute based on the state"tms population. They were also unable to regulate commerce, and like before, only the state had the ability to do so.

Although the Articles may have been effective, not everyone has the same needs o



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The Articles of Confederation set up a unicameral Congress in which each state had exactly one vote. A committee of thirteen people, one for each original colony, created the executive authority. The Articles gave very limited rights to the federal government. It was very difficult to get anything done because a unanimous decision was required to add amendments, change a law, etc. The powers that were given to the federal government by the Articles of Confederation include the authority to make war and treaties, as well as the ability to determine the amount of troops and money each state can contribute. However, the Articles left the government without a way to enforce anything. The federal government could also borrow money and admit new states into the Union. Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government could not levy taxes, as that power was left to the individual states. Also, the government could not draft troops as they are only able to ask the states to contribute based on the state"tms population. They were also unable to regulate commerce, and like before, only the state had the ability to do so.

Although the Articles may have been effective, not everyone has the same needs or desires. What one state likes, another state might not accept. For example, Rhode Island was a small state. Their main source of income came mostly from trading. Therefore, when Con

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