I believe that Congress could declare war, (though states could, ahem, not draft soldiers), could sign treaties and trade agreements
yea, i think that's it, since there are much more weaknesses to the Articles of Confederation than strengths....
The expansion of the railroads in the late 1800s was instrumental in helping the US economy boom. It did this in two ways. First, the railroads created a tremendous amount of demand for goods and labor on their own. As the railroads were being built, they needed huge numbers of people to build them.
Explanation:
People who had cars could traysnsport to long distance places through the road system
Ultimately Lincoln was referring to the heavy task of forming a more perfect union, which the soldiers on the battle field had so valiantly fought for. Lincoln knew there was still much work to be done.
The civil war didint brake out in 1642
