MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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National government could print new money
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States had more rights than national government
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Congress could create military to protect states
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No power to tax citizens as a revenue
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Can conduct trade with other countries
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Detailed explanation-1: -Delegates gave the Continental Congress the power to request money from the states and make appropriations, regulating the armed forces, appointing civil servants, and declaring war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Strengths & Accomplishments Government signed a treaty of alliance with France in 1778. Government successfully waged a war for independence against the British. Government negotiated an end to the American Revolution in the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783.
Detailed explanation-3: -WEAKNESS: Since the government could not tax, the country was constantly short on money. It was nearly impossible for it to reply its war debts. the Land Ordinance of 1785). STRENGTH: The Articles of Confederation made it possible for the U.S. to gain control of the West and expand into a thriving nation.