Why Are The Articles Of Confederation Weak

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The Articles of Confederation was America’s first written constitution adopted on November 15th 1777. It was ratified on March 1st, 1781 and by 1786 Americans realized it had to be modified. The Articles of Confederation was weak because it didn’t give Congress the power to tax or enforce laws, there was no standard currency, and each state only had one vote in Congress regardless of their size. In addition, Congress couldn’t regulate commerce, amendments to the Articles required a unanimous vote which was nearly impossible, laws required 9/13 vote from Congress, and there was no national court system.
In September 1786, Virginia called a conference in Annapolis, Maryland to discuss ways to facilitate commerce and establish standard regulations