1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Maksim231197 [3]
3 years ago
6

Why was the original intent of the Articles of Confederation to create a weak national government?

History
1 answer:
Rus_ich [418]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.[1] It was approved, after much debate (between July 1776 and November 1777), by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification. The Articles of Confederation came into force on March 1, 1781, after being ratified by all 13 states. A guiding principle of the Articles was to preserve the independence and sovereignty of the states. The weak central government established by the Articles received only those powers which the former colonies had recognized as belonging to king and parliament.

The document provided clearly written rules for how the states' "league of friendship" would be organized. During the ratification process, the Congress looked to the Articles for guidance as it conducted business, directing the war effort, conducting diplomacy with foreign states, addressing territorial issues and dealing with Native American relations. Little changed politically once the Articles of Confederation went into effect, as ratification did little more than legalize what the Continental Congress had been doing. That body was renamed the Congress of the Confederation; but most Americans continued to call it the Continental Congress, since its organization remained the same.

As the Confederation Congress attempted to govern the continually growing American states, delegates discovered that the limitations placed upon the central government rendered it ineffective at doing so. As the government's weaknesses became apparent, especially after Shays' Rebellion, some prominent political thinkers in the fledgling union began asking for changes to the Articles. Their hope was to create a stronger government. Initially, some states met to deal with their trade and economic problems. However, as more states became interested in meeting to change the Articles, a meeting was set in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787. This became the Constitutional Convention. It was quickly agreed that changes would not work, and instead the entire Articles needed to be replaced.[3] On March 4, 1789, the government under the Articles was replaced with the federal government under the Constitution.[4] The new Constitution provided for a much stronger federal government by establishing a chief executive (the President), courts, and taxing powers.

Explanation:

You might be interested in
Who has controlled the supply of money in the us since the early 1900s?
Goryan [66]
The Treasury takes care of the money for all of the U.S there the ones who print out the money.
5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
PLZZZZZZZZZZZZ HELLPPPPPPPPPPP MEEEEEEEEEE
Lana71 [14]

A. Lincoln


I think it is Lincoln because the term carpetbagger is a compliment and usually said to the Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War took place.

4 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Although President Lincoln and many northerners claimed that no state had the
kolezko [41]

Answer:

the answer is C you got it right

can I get brainlyest or sum bc I need to get some questions too

4 0
2 years ago
Name three ways Portuguese explorers changed europeans understanding of the world?
otez555 [7]

Answer:

1.   Them being for the sake of their economy, religion and glory.

2. They wanted to improve their economy for instance by acquiring more spices, gold, and better and faster trading routes.

3. they really believed in the need to spread their religion, Christianity.

6 0
3 years ago
(New Mexico History)<br><br> What did Mexicans hope to gain through revolution?
Keith_Richards [23]

Answer:

Mexicans during the wars they go through they wanted to win the war and they wanted to gain freedom from white people capturing them!

Explanation:

In History Class

3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • Explain how Phoenicians spread ideas among different peoples in the ancient Middle East?
    7·2 answers
  • Why did Congress resist President Ford’s 1974 Whip Inflation Now (WIN) campaign? Stagflation was no longer a problem in the Unit
    6·2 answers
  • in the early 1930s, millions of ukrainians died as a result of... trench warfare, glasnost, perestroika, collectivization
    8·1 answer
  • Which of the following actions were tactics used by companies to stop unions? Check all that apply. encouraging strikes using br
    13·2 answers
  • How did the English colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?
    9·2 answers
  • The Cold War began due to confrontations over post-WWII decisions made about which part of the world?
    5·1 answer
  • Read the sources and answer the question
    12·1 answer
  • HELP ME WITH MY 6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK PLSSS!!!!! (NEEDS TO BE 2 SENTENCES OR MORE) SPAM ANSWERS WILL BE REPORTED!!!!
    11·1 answer
  • The man is looking and pointing upward when praying propably because
    12·2 answers
  • What did the message from Philadelphia say about congress?
    15·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!