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Medal Reward Articals Of Confederation Question

Answer 1

The Articles of Confederation were an attempt by the newly freed thirteen colonies to form a government uniting them as one nation. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

The Articles of Confederation failed because it did not recognize the smaller states such as Rhode Island.
The Articles of Confederation failed because it did not have a Bill of Rights.
The Articles of Confederation failed because it did not give enough power to the state governments.
The Articles of Confederation failed because it did not give enough power to a central government.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articles_of_Confederation Go read that. (:

Answer 4

so c right

Answer 5

I was thinking D. Because they did not create a strong central government.

Answer 6

The answer is definitely D.

.The main thing to know regarding the Articles is that it set up a very weak government. This was not by accident, but by plan. The reason a weak government was desired was simply to avoid a strong national government that would take away unalienable rights or abuse its power (i.e. England). The weaknesses included… 1.There was no executive branch (this would be too much like a king).
2.Congress was weak. Its members were elected annually, a 2/3 vote was needed on important issues, a unanimous vote was needed for amendments (these meant Congress members couldn't get comfortable in office and would have a hard time passing laws).
3.Congress had restrictions. It couldn't raise a military. It couldn't levy taxes. It couldn't regulate commerce. 1.The inability to regulate taxes and commerce led states to form their own tax laws and print their own money. This situation became crippling to the nation as a whole.


2.The Articles of Confederation did provide some benefits… 1.It did take the next step toward national unity and a step toward forming the U.S. Constitution. Oddly, it did this by being so weak and showing what was needed in the new constitution.
2.They were a necessary intermediary between complete state independence and the U.S. Constitution. With the Articles in the middle, many states would never have made that jump.