When the United States was first starting they needed some form of government. The Articles of Confederation were formed to direct this new nation. This leads us to the question of whether the Articles of Confederation were truly effective, or whether they were not. The Articles biggest success was providing America their independence. It established a government where citizens where loyal to their states first and the national government second. The articles worked fine during …showed first 75 words of 332 total…

…showed last 75 words of 332 total…have any power with foreign countries. They were having troubles working with Spain to navigate the Mississippi River, which document F shows us. In conclusion, the Articles were a success in getting us our freedom and starting our new country. However, there were several weaknesses in it, which caused it to in the end fail. The government had no money, and no power. These are two things that are essential for a government to succeed.