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The Articles of Confederation1781-87
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One day after the Second Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a Declaration of Independence, they passed a resolution to prepare the Articles of Confederation.
This was very early in the
Revolutionary War!
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They knew they would need some kind of government since they were not longer obeying British control.
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Confederation - a loose joining togetherof States which gave some rights to a central (national) government
(They didn’t want a strong central government because of their bad
experiences under British control.)
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What did the Articles of
Confederation do?
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They created a Congress.
BUT there was not a Senate or a House of
Representatives – just a Congress. .
What they DID:What they DIDN’T do:
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So it was a unicameral Congress.
uni = one“Cameral” actually
means “house.”
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They created a Congress.
.
BUT there was not a Senate and a House of Representatives – just a
Congress. .
AND there was no President (or Executive Branch) and no federal court system (Judicial Branch). That meant that, on a national level, Congress had all the national power.
What they DID: What they DIDN’T do:
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What they DID: What they DIDN’T do:
. . .which worked pretty well.
Congress set up a postal system. . .
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Congress had power to make war,
including to -- declare war -- raise an army & navy
What they DID: What they DIDN’T do:
BUT they could only ASK states to send soldiers and ASK states
to send $$ for the military.
States could say “no!”
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Congress had power to conduct affairs with other countries, including to -- send ambassadors to other countries -- receive ambassadors from other countries -- make treaties with other countries
What they DID: What they DIDN’T do:BUT since they couldn’t make states pay taxes, they couldn’t even pay off their war debts to other countries (France, Holland, & Spain). This hurt their reputation with other countries.
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Congress had power to print money. This included the power to set standards of weights & measurements.
(Remember, money back then was backed by gold and silver, which was valuable by weight.)
What they DID: What they DIDN’T do:
BUT, each state could still print its own money, too.
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So a bunch of DIFFERENT kinds of money were being used. It got CONFUSING!!! People became afraid to trust anybody’s
money.
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How do you think the new country dealt with these challenges?