Question

AP US History question:

The Articles of Confederation created a government with a number of weaknesses. These problems manifested themselves in a number of key episodes. Discuss how three of the following events showed the strength or weakness of the new government: Treaty of Paris, Land Ordinance, Shays’ Rebellion, Annapolis Convention, Northwest Ordinance.

Answer 1

The Articles of Confederation gave the federal government practically no power of the individual states, which results in lots of issues. The Treaty of Paris was almost impossible to clear with all the states since there was no central power, while Shays' Rebeliion was almost impossible to put down for the same reason.