Articles of Confederation 5
In the 1770's, as America's great thinkers and writers were declaring their desire for independence; they also established a committee to lay the foundation for the American form of government. These brilliant writers and philosophers hesitantly began designing the national level of government for use in America and named their final draft the Articles of Confederation. Out of their utter distrust of a centralized government, due to their association with the English monarchial system, the drafters deliberately established these articles as a loose confederation of states, rather than a firmly united nation. Life under the Articles of Confederation was wrought with hardships and uncertainty, and the political scene was paralyzed with inability due to the lack of sovereignty in a central executive branch and the unanimous state consent required for the ratification of an amendment coupled with the lack of a taxation privilege. However, despite its inherent flaws, the Confederation government did prove capable to accomplish a few foreign and domestic achievements. Under the authority of the Confederation, the United States began to introduce itself in the global scene. The United States determined its place in the community of nat
ions by establishing diplomatic relations and its participation in the world economy. The Confederation Congress also accomplished something many historians overlook. They successfully managed, organized, and eventually won the Revolutionary War. After winning the war, the Congress went on to successfully negotiate the Treaty of Paris and compelled the British to recognize American independence. On the domestic home front, the Congress began to effectively solve the land ordnance problem. The Confederation Congress established a procedure for governing the new territories and organized them into prospective states. Each prospective state having full and equal status with the original thirteen states. Furthermore, they institutionalized systems of local government, and public education. Moreover, while accomplishing all this, the congress managed to keep the national economy afloat. This proved to be an enormous feat because the economy was suffering from the removal of their guaranteed markets. These major achievements were all accomplished despite the inherent flaws in the basic structure of the Confederation government. The major hardships of America in the period of Confederation rule were primarily between the debtor and the creditor. The economic downturn of the mid 1780's, caused by the removal of the guaranteed English markets, left many farmers ruined and inundated with debt. These farmers pleaded with state governments to help, but when the States refused, in one case in particular, these angered mobs of farmers rebelled against the go
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Approximate Word count = 1048
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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