Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States. The Articles were in force from March 1, 1781, to June 21, 1788 until the current constitution was adopted. After the Revolutionary War, the committee writing the Articles was wary of a strong central government and decided to give the largest amount of power to the individual states and limited the power of the federal government. While the Articles protected the states from a supreme government they left the Congress without the power to govern effectively as well.
One of the biggest problems the government had under the articles of confederation was the inadequate management of money. …