How Did The Articles Of Confederation Lead To The Declaration Of Independence

The Articles of Confederation was a makeshift constitution made after the independence of the Thirteen Colonies. It was meant to live up to the principles of the Declaration of Independence, which in some ways it did. The Articles of Confederation gave independence to the states and the people, which was an idea given in the Declaration of Independence. It allowed the states and people to trade and tax their own people freely, giving them the independence they desired. It also allowed the people of the Thirteen Colonies to live their own basic rights : life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The Articles of Confederation also established a makeshift government by creating Congress. Congress’ job was to be the last resort to appeal disputes between the states. They could also make treaties and alliances, and maintain armed forces …show more content…
While the Articles of Confederation seemed to be working well for a short amount of time, some great flaws within their system began to show. The Articles of Confederation gave Congress almost no power to do anything, because they were not receiving any money. Because Congress had no way to tax the states, they had to ask the states for money, which didn’t work very efficiently. The states were also allowed to have their own form of currency, which made it difficult to make payments between states. The Articles of Confederation also made it difficult to change any laws or create any new ones. The states had to agree with one another to make changes in laws or in the Articles of Confederation. This was a very difficult task because without all thirteen states agreeing with one another there could not be any change, and it is very difficult to have them all agree. These problems eventually led to the failing of the Articles of Confederation. To conclude, The Articles of Confederation did live up to some principles of the Declaration of Independence, but there were some problems with it