what is Articles of Confederation? what are its strengths (or accomplishments) and two weaknesses (or failures

Question

what is Articles of Confederation? what are its strengths (or accomplishments) and two weaknesses (or failures) of this plan.

Answer 1

The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, commonly known as the Articles of Confederation, was the first governing document, or constitution, of the United States of America. The final draft was written in summer 1777 and adopted by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777 in York, Pennsylvania after a year of debate. In practice it served as the de facto system of government used by the Congress ("the United States in Congress assembled") until it became de jure by final ratification on March 1, 1781. At that point Congress became the Congress of the Confederation. The Articles set the rules for operations of the "United States" confederation. The confederation was capable of making war, negotiating diplomatic agreements, and resolving issues regarding the western territories; it could print money and borrow inside and outside the US.

One criticism by those who favored a more powerful central state was that it lacked taxing authority; the federal government had to request funds from the states. A second concern was its one-state, one-vote plank. The larger states were expected to contribute more but had only one vote, though they could remedy this by dividing into smaller states. The Articles created a mutual defense confederation designed to manage the American Revolutionary War. The Articles were replaced by the United States Constitution on June 21, 1788.

Answer 2

Failure Of Articles Of Confederation

Answer 3

The Articles of Confederation was the document that first set up the U.S. Government. We survived under it for a few years, but it was such a loose government that we had to change our government structure in order to survive. Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had almost no power. It couldn't even levy taxes, so it couldn't support itself. The States had almost all the power.