"From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government"
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haha you must have mr.cuda too! yeah the articles of confederation WEREN"T effective , he doesn't realize that the dbq says to "evaluate this statement". It doesn't say that you HAVE to agree but in class he made it seem as if that's how he wants it written, which is really hard becaue none of the documents support that idea.
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The Constitution will not go into effect as law of the Land until ratified.\n\nThe (then) current Articles of Confederation were not meant to last forever and needed replacement and enhancements.  These Articles did not specify States Rights versus Federal Rights clearly.\n\nThe Federal Government is broken into 3 branches of Government, to ensure a system of "Checks and Balances."  No single group could get control.  Also, unlike the Articles, the Constitution gave details on how it can be changed in the future (by Ammentments and Ratification).
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John Hanson was the first "President of the Continental Congress" under the Articles of Confederation. But this is not the same as "President of the United States", which is what you want to know. The first person to hold that title was George Washington.
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C\nA\nC\n\nDiscussion on number 2:\nA. There was no president as we view the office today, in fact, the original founders did not want a central government led by one person. They were afraid of tyranny so they deliberately stayed away from that system.\n\nB. The articles did not discuss a central court, but did establish full faith and credit between the states of the the judicial and court proceedings of the states.  However, Congress was the "court" to determine disputes between the states.  A Central court, or judicial branch came later with the US Constitution. \n\nC.  The regulation of interstate commerce by the Federal Government was a sticking point.  At this time, the 13 states were 13 separate republics.  There was an attempt to amend to amend the Articles to allow Congress power over interstate commerce, but the conception of the new Constitution coincided so the "former" articles never really addressed interstate commerce.\n\nD.  Again, no president as we view it today, but there was a president of the Congress.  That position did not make decisions, because most decisions needed the votes of 9 states and major decisions needed all 13.  Vetoing power and the executive branch came later, with the new US Constitution. \n\nBEST ANSWER for #2 is A.
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The original constitution of 1777 is at the website below.
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No.  The whole Constitution was a compromise between the large states, like Virginia, and New York, and the small states like Rhode Island.  \nWe probably should have stuck with the Articles of Confederation.
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Yeah, you get that sometimes, it's one of those "facts you never knew" because, depending on how you say it it may be literally "true" but not complete.  \n\nUnder the Articles of Confederation, which the United States Government operated under from 1781 to 1789, the presiding officer was known as President of the United States in Congress Assembled.  Basically, he was president of Congress which governed the country.  So, there were a few people who held this office.  Probably the most well-known for holding the office was John Hanson, the first man to hold the office.  He usually shows up on trivia questions about who the "real first president of the US" was.  \n\nBut, in reality, it was a totally different office.  The United States government and the office of President of the United States as we know it did not exist until 1789, leaving no doubt that George Washington was indeed the first President of the United States.\n\nDoes that make sense?  From 1781 to 1789, the US existed and operated under The Articles of Confederation.  In 1789, the U.S. Constitution came in to effect, literally creating a new government out of the same 13 States.  So under the Articles, the president of congress was the top official and a few people held that office, but the office of President of the USA didn't really exist until George Washington took it in 1789.  Hope that helps.
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was one of the original thirteen colonies. It was the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 12, 1787, after Delaware.
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The main change was the creation of a strong federal government. Parts of that included a federal executive office (which did not exist in the Articles), a bicameral legislature with representation based on population (each state got one vote in the Articles), and federal powers to raise money and armies (in the Articles, states were merely asked for money, not required to give it). And perhaps most importantly, under the Articles, laws had to be passed unanimously, so nothing ever got done.
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Not George Washington!  He also wasn't the 2nd, 3rd, 4rth...\n\nIn 1781 Maryland signed the Articles of Confederation, creating the 13 state union.  John Hanson, who signed for Maryland, was immediately elected president of the assembly (chosen unanimously by Congress).  Hansons formal title was "President of the United States in Congress Assembled".\n\nGeorge Washington even addressed Hanson as "President of the United States".  After Washington became president Hanson sent him a letter of congratulation.  Washington replied, addressing the letter to the "President of the United States."\n\nMaybe y'all should know a bit more history before blasting off rude comments, eh?\n\nGreat question!
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The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, commonly known as the Articles of Confederation, was the first governing document of the United States of America.\n\nThe articles, which combined the Thirteen Colonies of the American Revolutionary War into a loose confederation, were adopted by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, after 16 months of debate. The articles were ratified three years later on March 1, 1781.\n\nThe articles were replaced by the United States Constitution on June 21, 1788, when the ninth state, New Hampshire, ratified the Constitution.
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The Articles of Confederation didn't create a functioning nation, so the Constitution created a federal system with a unified currency, post, foreign policy etc., while letting the states decide less national matters.
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read the Jefferson papers. He wrote the Articals of confederation before he wrote the Constitution. He also was a avaid sponser of the secant amendent. He was a active member of the first contintal congress. and amny other things. He was one of the greatest men in the begining of our nation.
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It doesn't. The Federalist Papers, published in 1788 arguing for the ratification of the Constitution, serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government. \n\nThe articles were written by James Madison (4th President), Alexander Hamilton (the first Secretary of the Treasury), and John Jay (the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court).
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The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. It created a federal union of sovereign states, and a federal government to operate that union. It replaced the less well-defined union that existed under the Articles of Confederation.\n\nDuring the Revolutionary War, the thirteen states first formed a very weak central government—with the Congress being its only component—under the Articles of Confederation. Congress lacked any power to impose taxes, and, because there was no national executive or judiciary, it relied on state authorities, who were often uncooperative, to enforce all its acts. It also had no authority to override tax laws and tariffs between states. The Articles required unanimous consent from all the states before they could be amended and states took the central government so lightly that their representatives were often absent. For lack of a quorum, Congress was frequently blocked from making even moderate changes.
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Square root of 5 is approximately 2.2360679775. To see it figured out to 1-million decimal places, go to http://www.goldenratio.org/sqrt5/\n\nAs for first president under the Articles of Confederation, it was John Hanson, who served a 1-year term from Nov. 5, 1781 until Nov. 3, 1782. Samuel Huntington was the president of the Continental Congress when the Articles were passed, but it was Hanson that was elected the first president under the Articles, running unopposed (even by George Washington, who was a member of the assembly)
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It was one of the original 13 colonies that formed the United States.