Rewriting the Articles of Confederation
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Before the American Revolution went to an end, congress knew that the states will not survive unless they had a government that united the states. The Articles of confederation was first drafted in November 15, 1777. The articles of confederation stated that all 13 states functioned alone and were free to conduct business as they wanted. The states were obliged to come together in situations such as war or foreign affairs. (The Post Revolution)
The articles of revolution presented many weaknesses that eventually resulted in the birth of the declaration of independence. Because the articles of confederation did not permit the congress to tax the states, money could not be collected to pay off the 40 million dollar debt owed to other countries and to American citizens. Also the congress was not able to regulate the trade between the states and foreign countries, so it was not able to place tariffs on trading goods. The United States had no means of gaining money to pay off their debt. Another flaw was that there were no courts