Aritcles of Confederation (4 juill. 1781 – 4 juill. 1788)

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Shortly after declaring independence the 13 states needed a national government

All 13 states ratified a constitution in 1781: Articles of Confederation

Established the U.S. as a republic with elected representatives


Weak National Government

Articles created a weak national government on purpose: a loose confederation in which 13 states held most of the power (to protect their authority)

No executive or judicial branches

Only one body of government: Congress

- each state had 1 vote in Congress

- Congress could declare war, enter into treaties, and coin money

- had no power to collect taxes or regulate trade

- passing new laws was difficult because 9 of 13 states had to approve

- produced problems: national government needed money but could only request contributions from the states

- several states issued their own money and/or put tariffs on goods from other states

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