Voting rights for certain groups
This was a difference from the current
constitution as all the 13 states were needed for ratification b<span>efore the articles of
confederation could go into effect. This was considered a weakness as this took
years to complete the process. It was drafted in 1777 but the
ratification process ended in 1781.</span>
The North had a better economic than the South, so the North had more troops to fight the war. The North had railroads, steamboats, roads, and canals for faster transport of supplies and troops.
The people who held the most power in Puritan towns were men--especially men who had a high social status as a priest, since this was a society based strongly around religion.
