The major downfall of the Articles of Confederation was simply weakness. The federal government, under the Articles, was too weak to enforce their laws and therefore had no power. The Continental Congress had borrowed money to fight the Revolutionary War and could not repay their debts.
There were many reasons. For starters, it involved getting rid of a large number of Native Americans, and while some supported this, others opposed it as they were peaceful. Another thing was that this meant the introduction of new states and it deepened the division based on whether the states should be slave states or non-slave states. Also they involved war with Mexico and some wanted this and some didn't.
When the Ottoman Turks took over Constantinople,trade was disrupted. This led European traders to seek a new way to trade with the Asian countries.Tea and spices were introduced and became essential to European diets.Fabrics such as silk and cotton also came from Asian traders.
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