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The Articles of Confederation

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2 The Articles of Confederation
Weaknesses Strengths Individual states were sovereign No executive No power to enforce conflicts between states No power to tax No common currency, exchange disputes Not binding if passed No judiciary to resolve disputes State wars (Penn-Con) Conflicts between state laws State trade problems States made own international treaties, states were played off each other Experience gained helped in the creation of the Constitution States acted as experimental labs Provided some solutions in convention Got through the Revolutionary War Ended western land claiming by states Was a product of the people This chart is on pg 83 of City Upon a Hill.


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