The Articles of Confederation can be broken down into two groups, the federal and state governments. Here are the powers that each group had:
Federal government
- Could amend (aka change) the Articles of Confederation if all 13 states agreed to the change.
- Can allow new states to join the United States if 9 out of 13 states approve it.
State government
- States can tax their citizens.
- States can ignore the orders put in place by Congress.
- States cannot wage war without Congressional approval.
- States can tax trade with other states.
The main objective of countries with economically imperialistic tendencies is to take and exploit the availability of certain goods in developing nations and use these for their own economic benefit.
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The patriots advantages included fighting on their home ground; fighting for the freedom of their own land, which gave them an advantage over the hired Hessians of the British army; and their brilliant leader George Washington.
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