Articles Of Confederation Dbq Analysis

The Articles of Confederation failed; a new system had to be made: The Constitution. After finally gaining our independence from Britain, the U.S. needed a better system of government. The Founding Fathers of the U.S. made a system of government under the Articles of Confederation. Although they tried to make a strong government, their plans were flawed because the Articles of Confederation lacked the strength of enforcement. Two major weaknesses were that there was no national currency and no power to enforce treaties. They needed a new, stronger central government. Two examples of important decisions of the framers to make a stronger government were: establishing a system of checks and balances and creating one national currency. Thus, the Constitution was created. The Articles of Confederation had various problems. Here are two major issues. Document 2 depicts a ship that represents the Articles of Confederation with the problems inherent in the Articles written into the surrounding waves. No power to enforce the treaties was a big problem. If the central government didn’t have any power to enforce treaties and agreements then who would? The answer is: the states because the central government did not have enough power. The states had too much power for themselves; it was like …show more content…
finally determined that they needed to eliminate the Articles of Confederation. The Constitutional Convention was held to figure out a new system. Many important decisions had to be made. The two decisions that contributed greatly to making a stronger central government were a system of checks and balances and one national currency. Document 7 explains the separation of powers. Each branch has their own jobs. The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches each have their own roles in the government. Since they do different things, the other branches have a voice to make sure each branch stays in line. The framers made a system of checks and

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