The colonies, under Great Britain, have been living under their rule in North America for one hundred and fifty years. Throughout those years, the colonists have been developing a new way to run the government. These colonists decided the first constitution would be the Articles of Confederation. Congress helped them adopt the Articles in 1777, but in the founders eye’s the articles were not working as well as they thought. What were some achievements of the Congress under the Articles of Confederation? Congress achieved four main ideas under the Articles of Confederation. The first achievement was successfully conducting a war between America and Great Britain. This revolution paved the way for the new country’s long sought after freedom. Secondly, in 1783 Congress negotiated a peace treaty, referred to as the Treaty of Paris, to end the American Revolution. This achievement gave the new government the opportunity to repair and renew the country after such a bloody battle. …show more content…
If I was there at the time, I would have given three main arguments. First, under the articles, every action Congress takes has to have the consent, approval, and cooperation of the states. The national government had little power over the states, because the Articles of Confederation left most of the powers for the states and their people. Secondly, if Congress wanted to declare war, nine of the thirteen states would have to agree. One state, big or small, would only have one vote to decide. I believe this is fair in these circumstances because that way the smaller states could not be outvoted by the larger, seemingly more powerful states. Lastly, the Congress is checked and balanced by the states and people. The states were afraid of a strong national government, because the congress might be able to control the people. To ensure their protection, they made Congress weak, with little