With the new, independent nation, the Continental Congress decided to create a new government, with their ideas. This new government became to be known as Articles of Confederation, which consisted of regulating commerce, levying taxes, and the government would not interfere in any taxation. Although the Articles of Confederation benefited the United States with an effective government, it was not strong enough to govern efficiently. The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation shadowed the strengths.
In Rhode Island Assembly's letter to Congress (A), they listed reasons why they would reject the recommendation of Congress. They do not want to pay expensive taxes to the government with no benefit towards them. They stated that the taxes were "repugnant to the liberty of the United States." The Articles did not give enough power to the Congress to regulate the commerce of every state. The economy would be become more unstable if the states did not pay their taxes, leading the......

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Title: Dbq
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