USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Under the Articles, states had to obey the laws Congress passed. Different states had different needs for government to meet. The states all got along with each other. When planning for the Constitution, everybody agreed the central government should have more power.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Articles of Confederation created a union of sovereign states. An assembly of delegates acted on behalf of the states they represented. Because the smaller states feared the domination of the larger ones, each state had one vote in the Confederation Congress, regardless of its size or population.

Detailed explanation-3: -No, the States didn’t obey the Articles, as soon as independence was achieved they started to try to become independent units, coning their own money and refusing to cooperate to the Confederation treasury.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. This document served as the United States’ first constitution. It was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present-day Constitution went into effect.