Articles of Confederation by Dman manD https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx It's really educational. en-us 2017-09-08 17:49:21 UTC 2023-08-21 20:24:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Summary dabraylont https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/185991216 The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government.  The need for a stronger federal government later became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. However, the Articles of Confederation was later replaced on May 4th, 1789. ]]> 2017-09-08 18:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/185991216 Strengths and Weaknesses dabraylont https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186100210 Strengths: It set the legislative body, Congress, as the highest power in the nation. 
Weaknesses: Congress lacked power, and therefore had no power to enforce the laws it created.
States could ignore federal laws. ]]> 2017-09-09 18:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186100210 In need of a new Constitution dabraylont https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186154816 The downfall of the Articles of confederation was simply due to its weakness. The federal government had no way to enforce laws and therefore had no power. ]]> 2017-09-10 15:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186154816 If the Articles remained dabraylont https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186155865 If the Articles of Confederation were to remain our constitution, many states today would most likely be in massive debt, causing taxes to be excessively high in order to pay them off. And the court system would've likely never have been developed as well as any national currency. ]]> 2017-09-10 15:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186155865 Shay's Rebellion dabraylont https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186591681 Shay's Rebellion was a series of protest by farmers in 1786 and 1787, against tax collections in Massachusetts. ]]> 2017-09-11 23:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186591681 dabraylont https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186601398 2017-09-12 00:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186601398 dabraylont https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186895486 2017-09-12 17:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186895486 dabraylont https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186896812 2017-09-12 17:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dabraylont/Yredeernddx/wish/186896812