What was one success of the article of confederation?

Answer 1

Under the Articles of Confederation the American colonists fought and defeated Great Britain and gained independence. By the end of the "Confederation era," Congress had created a bureaucracy to administer the day-to-day affairs of the government. The issue over the western lands was solved under the Articles. The large states holding vast amounts of western land ceded the land to the government under the Articles so that all the states could share in the wealth of those lands. The Northwest Ordinances were passed that provided for the creation of equal, self governing states in the Northwest Territories and the newly created states would have the same rights and privileges as the original 13 states. Congress also provided for a survey of the western lands to prepare the land for sale to all.

Under the Articles, the states were held together until a new government under the Constitution was created. The new nation began to emerge as one respecting the ideas that had caused the Revolutionary War in the first place.

Answer 2

The Articles of Confederation themselves were not much of a success, as they established a very weak confederation (actually "a firm league of friendship") among the states. They provided for no separate executive or independent judiciary, and required unanimity among the states for amendment of the Articles. However, if we speak more generally of the "Critical Period" (1781-1787) under the Articles of Confederation. we can highlight a few significant achievements. For example, the Treaty of Paris (Sept. 3, 1783), ending the Revolutionary War, was accomplished under the Articles of Confederation. More significant were three pieces of legislation about land policy (specifically the Northwest Territory), all passed under the Articles. These include Jefferson's Ordinance of 1784, the Land Ordinance of 1785 (which imposed the grid pattern of the township), and (most importantly) the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which layed down a system of government and provided for the establishment of new states in the Northwest Territory, to be admitted to statehood on par with the original 13 states - provided they submitted an agreeable republican constitution to Congress.

Answer 3

They are life, liberty, and the pusuis of independence

Answer 4

Established a Postal System

Incorporated new western land into the nation

Answer 5

The US government was under the Articles of Confederation because the Articles of Confederation was like a contract or treaty that told what rights the people had and stuff.

Answer 6

Northwest Ordinance