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Articles Of Confederation

With the birth of the Articles of Confederation, ultimately came the birth of economic, social, and political instability. The new loosely organized confederation proved very early on its lack of effectiveness in several aspects. Congress, the government's chief agency at the time, often proved its weakness in dealing with matters such as foreign affairs and land disputes. While many suggest that this was a model confederation, the troubled times of 1781 to 1789 truly called for a closely bonded federation, and for this reason, the Articles of Confederation did not provide the United States with an effective government.
The economy of the United States at this time dealt with ongoing tension between the state and central governments. In the Letter from the Rhode Island Assembly to Congress, the Rhode Island lower house of assembly expresses its disapproval of the central government having the ability to collect money from=states whenever it may please. The Rhode Island Assembly......


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