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Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government could not levy taxes because the states were in charge. The Confederation could not draft troops; they are only able to suggest which states should contribute based on their population. They were also unable to regulate commerce, only the state itself had the ability to do so...
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They were also unable to regulate commerce, only the state itself had the ability to do so. Although the Articles may have been effective, not everyone has the same needs or wants. What is good for one state may not necessarily be good for another. For example, Rhode Island was a small state, whose main income came mostly from trading...
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Articles of Confederation's effectiveness Although the confederation as a whole gained several vital powers, the crucial powers of taxation and regulation of commerce remained with the individual states...	1 / 296
Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation didn't have many strengths, but it still had some. They got the United States through the Revolutionary War and made peace with Britain...	2 / 403
Flaws of the Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation was such a week form of government that it would never have kept the 13 very different colonies together. The people during this time were very uneasy and scared as to what would happen next and they knew it was time for change...	2 / 354
history "From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government." During those years the United States government was still an "infant" and the Articles of Confederation was not an effective form of government...	2 / 488
The Central Government The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution are both alike and different in some ways. Let's start out with the similarities. Firstly, both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution have a Legislative Branch of Government and a Congress...	1 / 259
1781 "From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government." During those years the United States government was still an "infant" and the Articles of Confederation was not an effective form of government...	2 / 312
From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government. "From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government." During those years the United States government was still an "infant" and the Articles of Confederation was not an effective form of government...	2 / 491