Pros And Cons Of The Articles Of Confederation

Before the U.S. Constitution the United States held what was known as the Articles of Confederation in regard. The articles of confederation were ratified by the continental congress on November 15,1777. This constitution served as the United States first constitution from March 1,1781 until 1789 until the new constitution took effect. The Articles of Confederation were drafted because congress agreed that a strong Government was needed to organize the states because each state had different laws. The Articles of Confederation had many advantages as well as disadvantages though not perfect, the states followed the governing body under these documents, many political and financial challenges threatened the country. This was until the leaders of each state

If "regular" people had controlled the government would fall so to speak. While the Anti-Federalist party who consisted of, Patrick Lee, George Mason, Mercy Otis Warren, and Richard Henrey Lee were against amending the constitution because, they felt as though because of the lack of Bill of Rights, the new federal government would become far too powerful which would start jeopardizing personal freedom. The anti-federalists we're not opposed of the idea of having something new. They opposed the idea of who would make all the decisions. The idea it was to have a government buy one that was for the people. (This goes before the main argument) The main Argument between the Anti-Federalist and the Federalist was about the amount of control/authority that the government should have. Though the people were now the governing body there was not much protection and liberties that they were entitled to. James Madison did not want to risk the constitution not being ratified; he drafted the Bill of Rights. Even though the Anti-Federalist Failed to prevent the ratification of the U.S. Constitution led to what we know as the Bill of Rights, the ten amendments that protected the