<span>The most important difference was that the Articles of Confederation gave very little power to a central government while the Constitution created a strong central government.
Other major differences include:
Articles of Confederation: - no Bill of Rights - gov't has no power to collect tax - to make amendment, vote of states had to be unanimous - no president (executive branch) - only one "house" in Congress (unicameral) - states could coin there own $ (so there were multiple currencies) - Congress had between 2 and 7 reps per state - representatives in Congress were appointed by state legislature (no popular vote)
U.S. Constitution: - Bill of Rights - gov't can collect tax - amendment needs 3/4 vote - has an executive branch - two houses in Congress (bicameral) - only U.S. gov't can coin $ (one currency for nation) - Congress has 2 senators per state and representatives depending on the size of the state's population - senators appointed, but representatives elected through popular vote</span>
What the Treaty of Ghent did achieve to which it ended the War of 1812 was it set up a peaceful process for settling future disputes. The war was between United States and United Kingdom and the treaty was signed on December 24, 1814.
