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exercise the powers it did have only with
Congress
the consent of 9 of the 13 State delegations.
Finally, the Articles themselves could be
changed only with the consent of all 13 of the
State legislatures. This procedure proved an
impossible task; not one amendment was ever
added to the Articles of Confederation.
The Critical Period, the 1780s
The long Revolutionary War finally ended on
October 19, 1781. America's victory was con-
firmed by the signing of the Treaty of Paris in
1783. Peace, however, brought the new na
economic and noli
7. What problems did the Articles of Confederation have? What caused many leaders to
want it replaced?
given to the
are primarily
perty. States
the general
t glance,
portant
mission,
red the
e.
O tax.
dh
exercise the powers it did have only with
Congress
the consent of 9 of the 13 State delegations.
Finally, the Articles themselves could be
changed only with the consent of all 13 of the
State legislatures. This procedure proved an
impossible task; not one amendment was ever
added to the Articles of Confederation.
The Critical Period, the 1780s
The long Revolutionary War finally ended on
October 19, 1781. America's victory was con-
firmed by the signing of the Treaty of Paris in
1783. Peace, however, brought the new na
economic and noli
7. What problems did the Articles of Confederation have? What caused many leaders to
want it replaced?
