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The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was our
first form of government
What did the Articles do?
Formed a loose union of states
•The national government could do the following:* Make war* Make peace* Sign treaties* Issue money* Raise an army
Why didn’t the Articles work?
•There was no common currency.
Each state printed their own money and often did not recognize each other’s currency.
•Power to control trade with other states and countries was left to the states.
Many states placed restrictions on trade with other states making it almost impossible to trade.
•Nine of the thirteen states had to approve any
action or decision of the government.
•Debt was a huge problem in the new
nation. Congress did not have the
power to levy taxes.
Not enough
power in the
federal
(central/natio
nal)
government