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Pavel [41]
3 years ago
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Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced with the Constitution?

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Vedmedyk [2.9K]3 years ago
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The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

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