MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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To declare war
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enter into treaties and alliances
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to borrow money
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to raise troops for the military
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Detailed explanation-1: -Under the Articles, the states, not Congress, had the power to tax. Congress could raise money only by asking the states for funds, borrowing from foreign governments, or selling western lands. In addition, Congress could not draft soldiers or regulate trade. There was no provision for national courts.
Detailed explanation-2: -Enforcing laws, regulating commerce, administering justice, and levying taxes were powers reserved to the states.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Articles of Confederation created a Nation that was “a league of friendship and perpetual union, ” but it was the state governments that had most of the power under the Articles, with little power given to the central government.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.