what were some pronlems with teh artivcled of confederation

Without the negotiating of this treaty, the newly born United States wouldn’t have international diplomacy against the immense and modern powers of other nations. One of the treaties was the Treaty of Paris, which negotiated Great Britain and North America to end the Revolutionary War. The Articles of Confederation allowed negotiation and the signing of treaties. In the face of the many weaknesses, there was potential strength in the Articles of Confederation. Being unable to pay the debts, the United States couldn’t make it work, later ratifying the Articles of Confederation.

By doing so, they had to sell interest bearing bonds as well as pay soldiers and suppliers in notes being redeemed in the the time to come” (Give Me Liberty pg 264).

“In order to finance the War of Independence, Congress had to borrow heavy sums of money. Another weakness was congress could not raise a national army for foreign disorderly actions. It is necessary to have majority rule to enforce laws so chaos does not occur. When it came time to vote for specific necessities, there was not enough states to make a clear decision. “There was not a single president to enforce laws or court system to interpret the laws” (Give Me Liberty pg 259). One major weakness was that major decisions required approval by nine out of thirteen states rather than a majority. There were many weaknesses as per the ratification of the Articles of Confederation.

What were some pronlems with teh artivcled of confederation