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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They wanted to eventually return to the British Empire
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They wanted to make sure that the Judicial Branch was the most powerful
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They believed that if the country was weak, then it would not go into any more wars
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They did not want the federal government to tax people like the British did.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The central government couldn’t collect taxes to fund its operations. The Confederation relied on the voluntary efforts of the states to send tax money to the central government. Lacking funds, the central government couldn’t maintain an effective military or back its own paper currency.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were: Each state only had one vote in Congress, regardless of size. Congress didn’t have the power to tax, or to regulate foreign and interstate commerce. There was no executive branch to enforce any acts passed by Congress.
Detailed explanation-3: -The weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress was not strong enough to enforce laws or raise taxes, making it difficult for the new nation to repay their debts from the Revolutionary War.