There are major differences between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.

The Articles of Confederation had been in effect sine 1781. They established what could be referred to as a "league of friendship" and a quasi-constitution for the states that were sovereign and independent subsequent to the American Revolution. Those articles appeared to be "woefully inadequate" to James Madison. Madison believed that the central government had little power, while the states had considerable power. The central government was not able to tax, or set commercial power, nor could a war effort be effectively supported. It did not have the power to

settle disputes between the states. The central government was considerably weak in all aspects in light of the Articles of Confederation.

Something had to be done about this before a great economic disaster occurred. Congress attempted to function with a t

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They were tired of the British type of rule, but many were in......

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