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Articles of confederation
Title: Articles of confederation
Category: History / North American History
Details: Words: 945 | Pages: 4.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Articles of confederation
The Articles of Confederation was America's first constitution. The Articles of Confederation were adopted by Congress in 1777 and provided for a "firm league of friendship" between the thirteen independent states. The Articles were in force from March 1, 1781, to June 21, 1788 and had both positive and negative effects on the states. The Articles of Confederation provided a very effective form of government with respect to the western lands but, in contrast, the government under the Articles of …showed first 75 words of 945 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 945 total…America with a sufficient enough government. The government created under the Articles of Confederation did both positive and negative things for the nation. While the Articles of Confederation provided a fairly effective form of government with respect to the western lands it was not so successful with foreign relations. Under the Articles of Confederation the central government was too weak, the "firm league of friendship" caused America to be the laughing stock of all nations.
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