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New laws had to be approved by nine of the thirteen states, which meant it would be very difficult for a northern state to create a law which they needed - Citizens could not be taxed directly, the Congress could only request money from states, and sometimes states did not pay what was requested -Men could not be drafted for the army. Because of this, the army was smaller than it could have been - No national court system. Any conflicts between states had to be settled in one of the state's courts. -Any changes to the articles had to be approved by all thirteen states. Again, it would be really hard to make necessary changes - The congress didn't have the power to collect state debts, which made them low one money - Congress didn't have the power to resolve state disputes Weaknesses of the Articles* National government could not regulate trade

Problems under the Articles
 * Currency Problems: Many states printed their own money. The national currency, meanwhile, became almost worthless


 * Intrastate Commerce: States placed tariffs on each other's goods. This, combined with currency problems, led to a sharp decline in intrastate commerce


 * Foreign Trade: Other countries placed tariffs and trade restrictions on US goods; the US was not able to reciprocate. The absence of a strong navy also left US merchant ships vulnerable to pirates.


 * No national executive
 * No national court system
 * National government could not collect taxes
 * National government could not raise an army

Problems Some of the problems of the Articles of Confederation were that citizens couldn't be taxed directly, Congress could only request money from states, and sometimes states did not pay what they were asked to. Men couldn't be drafted for the army and this made the armies much smaller. There was no national court system so any dispute between the states had to be held in one of the states courts. Any changes to the constitution had to be aproved by all 13 states which made it hard to get anything done. The congress didn't have the power to collect debt making them low on money. Also congress didn't have the power to resolve problems between the states. More problems were that the Articles did not provide a government strong enough to handle the problems facing the United States, and it limited the power of the states and because of this the state governments had establish a bicameral or two-house legislatures to further divide power. The Articles of Confederation were ratified in 1781 and six year later they were revised and the outcomes that caused the changes to the Articles were the Congress had no control over taxes and the states did not lend the government money so they have no money and couldn't pay of debt from the revolution. congress having no power over foreign or interstate trade. This is another factor that led to the different states imposing taxes on goods from other states. American merchants also had a hard time competing with European rivals with trade.

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