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National Government (Problems (Military (1777 (Small executive boards,…
National Government
Problems
Intermittent sessions
Quorum to ratify Treaty of Paris
Military
1777
Small executive boards
Civil supremacy over commanders
No tax authority
Paper money
Huge inflation
Leaning on the states
Did not provide enough
1780
Virtually bankrupt
New federal currency
Failed
1783
Established by the state, not the people
Peace diminished after war
Articles of Confederation
John Adams
Congress
Central government
One vote per state
Elected annually
Three terms in six years
No nationals executive or judiciary
Declare war
Regulate Native American affairs
Treaties
9 state approval
Amendments
13 state approval
No power to levy taxes, regulate trade or finance
Did not obtain approval until 1777