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The Articles Of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation was adopted by Congress in 1777 and translated into French to show them that they had a genuine government in the works. They provided of a confederation and linked the states together. The Article of Confederation were weak but they provided a landmark in government. It was the stepping stone toward the Constitution. Although the Articles was a good foundation to start with, they needed change and the constitution was there to take its place.
The dilemma over the whether or not the Articles should stay or be replaced by the Constitution lead to the division of two groups know as the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. The Federalists were for the Constitution , while the Anti-federalists were pro-Articles of the Confederation. The Anti-federalists viewed the Constitution as undemocratic and they were alarmed by the absence of a bill of rights. To the Federalists, the Articles were weak and did no properly unite the nation. James Madison wrote......


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