The Articles of Confederation established a unicameral government, meaning that there would only be one legislative body. However, The Constitution establishes a bicameral government, meaning that there would be two legislative bodies.
There are many differences between the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution, but the biggest one is that under the Articles of Confederation the central government was weak and only had a unicameral legislature (which was the main reason why the Founding Fathers created the US Constitution), <em>it didn't had any power to collect taxes or pay international debt, under the Articles of Confederation the US government looked weak on foreign affairs and could not deal with disputes between states</em> because states were the ones who had all the power. Under the US Constitution there is a strong federal government<em> which is divided by three branches: executive, bicameral legislature and judicial with a check and balances system that prevents an abuse of power</em>; the federal government has the power to collect taxes and deal with foreign affairs and disputes between states.
The climate of the South was ideally suited to the cultivation of cash crops, and King James had every intention of profiting from the plantations. Tobacco and cotton proved to be exceptionally profitable.
these amendments were intended to guarantee the freedom of the former slaves and grant certain civil rights to them and protect the former slaves and all citizens of the United States from discrimination.
(long story short, they were needed during that time)
The federal court system has three main levels: District courts (the trial court), circuit courts (first level of appeal), and the Supreme Court of the United States (final level of appeal)
