Question

1. List and explain three problems with the Articles of the Confederation.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. There was only one branch of government: To avoid the federal level from becoming too powerful, such as Britain, the United States created one government branch which was the Legislative branch (Congress). They gave the rest of the power to the states.

2. America fell more in debt due to the articles: Even with one federal branch, it was basically powerless. Congress couldn't collect taxes, regulate prices, regulate trade, or stop states from printing money. Due to this, America and it's people fell more in debt and caused a lot of conflict.

3. America faced many foreign threats: Since Congress couldn't raise an army, they couldn't deal with foreign powers. These threats included British soldiers still occupying American forts, Indians raided settlements, Spain closed the Mississippi River to American trade, and Pirates in the Caribbean kept stealing American ships.