Question

In 1776, the Second Continental Congress created the Articles of Confederation. Answer the following questions about the new government that was created in the United States.
a. What was the balance of power between the central government and state governments under the Articles of Confederation? How did this lead to problems in the early days of the United States?

b. What parts of the Articles of Confederation did American leaders want to keep?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Articles of Confederation represented an attempt to balance the sovereignty of the states with an effective national government. Under the Articles, the states, not Congress, had the power to tax. The Articles served as the nation's plan of government until the US Constitution was ratified in 1788. One of the biggest problems was that the national government had no power to impose taxes. To avoid any perception of “taxation without representation,” the Articles of Confederation allowed only state governments to levy taxes. To pay for its expenses, the national government had to request money from the states. Under the Articles, each state retained its “sovereignty, freedom and independence.”

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