The Articles of Confederation was not very successful due to the absence of a solid national administration, but it was halfway through the Revolutionary War before any work took place to start the Articles. There were so many flaws that is caused weaknesses to a point where the government was not even able to pay for debts or support the military in case of new war. Although the nation tried to secure a loan, it also was not successful.
Prior to the Articles of Confederation, there was not a written document that established the functions of the national government. The Revolutionary War brought about the change in the Federal Government, and addressed the states’ rights and responsibilities. The Continental Congress had no idea that a law was not in place to duplicate currency, establish trade and what to do about bills that were not paid. As a result of this notice by the colonists, the …show more content…
The primary author of the Articles was John Dickinson. One would have thought a layer would have designed a better set of rules. There were multiple problems that the United States had to deal with to correct the new Articles such as each state was in need of their individual freedom and their government was weak. The dominant administration needed to be more than place to implement guidelines and have discussions (Schultz, 2009). As stated by Schultz (2009), “Dickenson’s Articles placed all government power in a single legislature, which was the system followed under the Continental Congress” (p. 119). Although the states were able to maintain the main privileges to impose tariffs and control trade, the states was not able to supply the necessary monies to even take on any battles. The nation was such bad shape financially in so much as they could not find anyone to loan any money to pay