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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

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After the Revolution, the immediate crisis was establishing a national government. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail, and how was the Constitution supposed to be a better solution?

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A brief discussion about the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and the solutions that the Constitution was to provide the young nation with. 363 words.

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My name is Jason Blair and it is a pleasure to assist you with some notes today related to the days under the Articles of Confederation. By way of introduction, I am a professor in the state of Arizona.

To answer this question, one has to remember to the many reasons that the Revolutionary War was fought in the first place. The early settlers in the American colonies came to the conclusion that they simply felt that England has too much control over them. In essence, the national government was ...

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