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Articles Of Confederation - Term Papers

Articles Of Confederation

It would have been very difficult to run an effective government under
the . Many of the great minds politically active after
the American Revolution realized this; thus arrived the birth of one of the
greatest political documents of all time: The Constitution. With the implement
of the Constitution, the United States government became effective.
The product of some of the greatest minds to ever exist in this world,
the Articles did have some positive effects on society. It successfully put an
end to the Revolutionary War, it negotiated a favorable end to the war in the
Treaty of Paris, and created a model for the admission of new territories
courtesy of the Northwest Ordinance. ...

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tied in its
authority. After the war, the colonists trusted no ultimate authority; not even
one they designed. It could not regulate commerce, so what resulted was
thirteen colonies with different taxations and tariff laws. This only added to
the already present feelings of dislike and distrust which had existed between
the colonies since they were first established.
After this period of eight years, the "Critical Period", the light at
the end of the tunnel arrived with Thomas Jefferson writing the Constitution.
It delegated the power, at the discretion of the people. It was designed to be
amended; the great minds who designed it realized that they themselves were not
infallible, and could make mistakes. The beauty of the Constitution was that it
allowed for these mistakes. Instead of the outrageous unanimous vote of states
to change it, two-thirds of Congress and then three-fourths of the states must
approve. It ensured that no one section of government could grow so ...

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Added: 8/28/2006 12:32:56 AM
Category: American History
Type: Free Paper
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