The major weakness of the plan of government created by the Articles of Confederation was that the federal government did not have enough power. The people were very afraid of having a strong federal government since we had just fought to be free from an oppressive government in the Revolutionary War against Great Britain. Unfortunately, the new federal government was too weak, which led to many problems.
The federal government was not able to levy...
The major weakness of the plan of government created by the Articles of Confederation was that the federal government did not have enough power. The people were very afraid of having a strong federal government since we had just fought to be free from an oppressive government in the Revolutionary War against Great Britain. Unfortunately, the new federal government was too weak, which led to many problems.
The federal government was not able to levy taxes. As a result, it was very difficult for the new government to pay its debts. Too much paper money was printed, causing inflation.
The federal government could not make people join the military. Thus, when Spain and Great Britain began to interfere with our trade—and when Great Britain would not leave forts in the West—there was not much we could do about these issues from a military standpoint. Additionally, the military was poorly supplied because there was not much money to provide equipment.
Finally, there were no courts. As a result, there was no place where states could go to resolve disputes they had with each other.
The plan of government created by the Articles of Confederation did not give the federal government enough power.
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