MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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created a post office
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power to collect taxes
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ability to elect a President
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the Articles of Confederation’s key strengths was that it established a unified government for the thirteen colonies and allowed for mutual protection against foreign threats.
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.