Articles+of+Confederation

Articles of Confederation On November 15, 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, establishing a central government for the United States of America. A decade later, the Articles were replaced by the Constitution. Should the Articles have: • Been maintained, because they created a truly democratic U.S., with an emphasis on promoting autonomous state governments that were more capable of meeting the needs of their populations? (PRO) • Been replaced, because they created an excessively weak federal government that did not have the power to efficiently raise funds or maintain a national army? (CON)

PRO articles of confederation have created a truly democratic

con:so what on November 15, 1777 just over a year ago 13 American colonies declared independence from Britain..

PRO with an emphasis on promoting autonomous state government that are more capable of meeting the needs of their populations

con:WHEN THE CONSTITUTION WAS RATIFIED BY THE REQUIED MAJORITY OF NINE STATES IN JUNE