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.
France conquered it first. But then Great Britan took over it later.
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War can wipe out a generation of men and cause a slight dip in the birth rates. Women end up raising children on their own because their husbands died in the war.