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Who was the author of the Articles of Confederation?
During the Revolutionary War, the Americansrealized that they needed to unite to win the war against Britain. So after they decided many things about what they wanted the government to be like, they reached a final plan called the Articles of Confederation.
The Articles of Confederation allowed congress to do what three things?
The Articles of Confederation outline the following things: 1) Laws - Congress can write laws. 2) War - Congress can declare war. 3) Post offices - Congress has control of the postal service.
Who wanted to revise the Articles of Confederation?
No, but he contributed. The Articles were written by a committee of the Second Continental Congress between June 12, 1776 and July 1777. The committee was chaired by John Dickinson of Philadelphia, who in 1777 relocated to Delaware and was later both the President (governor) of Delaware and the President (governor) of Pennsylvania.
What major debate began when delegates tried to fix the articles of confederation?
dont no
Why did the delegates want to write a new plan instead of making changes to the Articles of Confederation?
i thought it was that James Madison made up the Virginia plan because he thought it was better. Then the delegates saw that the plan would be better if revised so both sides of the conflict gets what they want.
Who was the author of the Articles of Confederation?
During the Revolutionary War, the Americansrealized that they needed to unite to win the war against Britain. So after they decided many things about what they wanted the government to be like, they reached a final plan called the Articles of Confederation.
Did John Dickinson help write the Articles of Confederation?
Yes he did help write it. the Second Contental Congress wrote and rattified the Articles of Confederation.
Why did the state delegates meet in 1787?
to write the Articles of Confederation
In what ways was the Constitutional Congress lacking in authority?
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were not authorized to write a new Constitution. They were only supposed to propose amendments to the Articles of Confederation. In that sense they had no authority at all to write a whole new constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation.
What did they decide to do revise the articles of confederation or write a new?
it was not detailed. it left congress weak and power less. the states were in control.
When did they write the Articles of Confederation?
1777
The Articles of Confederation allowed congress to do what three things?
The Articles of Confederation outline the following things: 1) Laws - Congress can write laws. 2) War - Congress can declare war. 3) Post offices - Congress has control of the postal service.
Was the purpose of the first continental congress to write the articles of conferderation?
No. It was to decide if they should break from the English crown. They then produced the Declaration of Independence.
Why did they write the U.S constitution?
The Articles of Confederation were proving unsatisfactory as a basis for a national government. A constitutional Convention was called to propose amendments to improve the Articles of Confederation. However, the Delegates to the Convention concluded that the Articles could not be salvaged and an entirely new document was needed. Therefore they wrote what is not the US Constitution, submitted it to Congress for approval. Congress approved it and submitted it to the states for ratification.
Is it true that the official purpose of the Constitution was to write a new constitution?
No, it is not true. The Constitution was really written partially as an experiment, but it was written to replace the Articles of Confederation, which were essentially what formed the constitution of the US during the Revolutionary War, but they were full of holes, so the Continental Congress decided to scrap them and write a new one.
Why did people write the Articles of Confederation?
because they wanted to do that
What did congress authorize the founders to do at the constitutional convention?
Originally they were authorized to revise the Articles of Confederation, but that was not working. They decided that they needed to start over and write a constitution to the country.
