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- Articles of Confederation-The beginings of our nations government through trial and error.
- How the Constitution Saved AmericaAfter the euphoria of a successful Revolution, the United States of America faced serious economic problems under the weak guidance of the Articles of Confederation. This essay illustrates how the Constitution solved these problems and saved America.
- Nathaniel Gorham: Sixth President of the United States Under the Articles of ConfederationNathaniel Gorham, a delegate from Massachusetts, was active in the leadership of our country and became the sixth President of the United States in Congress Assembled under the Articles of Confederation.
- The Failures of the Articles of ConfederationA 5 and a half page look at the failures of the Articles of Confederation.
- The Reason the Articles of Confederation Were the First US GovernmentIf ya think the Constitution is weak, you'd scream at the Articles of Confederation.
- The Document Which Saved AmericaThis is a short commentary on how the Constitution saved America from collapse under the old Articles of Confederation.
- Articles of Confederation and Its Effect on the 13 ColoniesThe Articles of Confederation created a weak government. After the Critical Period, the need for a stronger government was made clear.
- Why the Articles of Confederation FailedThe sovereign states that signed and ratified the Articles were not friendly. They fought with each other and the Articles of Confederation could, by the states' own admission, do nothing to prevent the political carnage.
- The Weaknesses of the Articles of ConfederationThe essay examines weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
- The Articles of Confederation: Unknown Strengths of the ArticlesThis is an article about the strengths of the Articles of Confederation.
- From the Articles of Confederation to the ConstitutionHow the United States revised the Articles of Confederation into the Constitution we have today.
- Articles of Confederation: The Basis for a Strong Powerful Nation?This article outlines the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, the United States' first attempt at centralized government.
- Compare and Contrast: The United States Constitution and Articles of ConfederationIn this research paper, these two pivotal documents will be compared and contrasted in an effort to understand and appreciate them both.
- America's First Government: The Articles of ConfederationAn overview of the Articles of Confederation as the first government of the United States.
- Articles of ConfederationsThis article is about the history of the confederation.
- Weaknesses of the Articles of ConfederationAmerica did not start with the original Constitution, it had to go through phases. One of the phases being known as the Articles of Confederation.
- American History - Problems with the Articles of ConfederationThis article is intended to highlight just a few of the problems associated with the Articles of Confederation.
- Is the Constitution an Improvement Over the Articles of Confederation?Unfortunately the Articles were not full proof and a few years later were replaced with the Constitution. The Constitution much more successfully fulfilled the goals of the American Revolution.
First American President: George Washington or John Hanson?Between 1776 and 1789 (when George Washington assumed the post of President) the United States was formed, fought a war of independence and had a central government. Yet who was the Head of State?- Some of the Problems with the Articles of ConfederationAlthough the Articles of Confederation provided for a central government, that central government was extremely weak and ineffectual...
- Comparing the U.S. Constitution with the Articles of ConfederationIn many positive ways, the Constitution was a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation and was produced specifically to mend the flaws of its predecessor.
- Articles of ConfederationThe Articles of Confederation were drafted during the Second Continental Congress, which convened for a period of approximately seventeen months.
- The US Articles of Confederationhistory
- The Articles of Confderation and the Constitutionthe faults of the Articles of Confederation and the advantages of the U.S. Constitution
- The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution in ComparisonA comparison of the American Articles of Confederation and the American Constitution and how they spawned the first American political party system.
- The Articles of Confederation: A Reaction to Thomas Paine's Common SenseThe influence of Thomas Paine's Common Sense is certainly evident in the writing of the Articles of Confederation, with both being an obvious reaction against the tyranny of an overbearing government.
- A Brief History of the USA (Part 3)This is the third in a series of articles providing an overview of how the structure of the federal government evolved. It covers the time period between the ratification of the Articles of Confederation and the drafting of the new Constitution.
Book Review: Plain, Honest Men by Richard BeemanPlain, Honest Men by Richard Beeman is an altogether brilliant account of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and of how 58 men met in Philadelphia and wrote the document that created an effective system of government for the United States.- Franklin & Washington: The Great CompromiseThe 1787 ratification of the Articles of Confederation. The 55 men who gathered in Philadelphia and changed America as we know it.
- Articles of ConfederationA look at the development behind the philosophies and writing of the Articles of Confederation.
