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.
True; Germany sent the Zimmermann telegram to Mexico, suggesting an invasion on the U.S. in order to prevent America from sending help to the U.K.
Andros leived taxes
He suppressed town government
He enforced navigation acts ,and punished smugglers
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is to mange land, reservations, for the Indian Tribes.
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In 1970, the Indian Claims Commission gave the Seminole tribe a considerable sum of money as compensation for the land stolen from them by the US government.