How Did The Articles Of Confederation Create A New Government

After the Revolution against Britain, many of the American people favored, and needed a Republic to achieve law and order among the nation. While they were thinking they just ended a revolution, the American’s were actually facing a new one against its own people. The lack of interest among the states for looking forward the common well of the nation was the principal weakness of the government of the united states. Deficiency in team work and lack of communication where present in the first years of the new government in power. At the beginning each state was ruled by the interest of its own good without even consider the other states. This way was not prosperous, nor efficient. Maybe in a certain point the results could have been good at first, but they were not last long. The process of creating a new government is not a minor thing; and so in many other issues. America’s first constitution lacked of national unity. The government established by the Articles of Confederation was not strong enough to govern this new nation. As it created a very weak central government. After acknowledge the

weakness and inefficiency of the laws stablished before, and the Shay’s rebellion, The government took action on the matter, and decided it was time to end these problems and establish peace and order by forming an entirely new national government, instead of amending the Articles. Fixing it from the very root by the commitment of the leaders. In 1787, delegates met at the Constitutional Convention to determine how best the existing document will be adjust.

The first Commitment, was The Great Compromise.

Delegates of the largest and most populated states disagreed with those from smaller states in terms of representation in the national legislature. The larger states were in favor the Virginia Plan, in which the number of representatives each state had, would be based on the population of each state. The smaller states supported the New Jersey Plan, in which proposed that all states have the same number of representatives. Connecticut delegates suggested a compromise and so the problem was solved. Today each state have two representatives. The plan provided the equal representation in the Senate and also proportional representation of the population in the House of Representatives. satisfying both, big and small states, by the New Jersey ideas and preferences, as it resulted to be the most righteous for the good of the

states.

As we know Jamestown, Virginia was where the first seed of slavery was planted in America, to aid the production of tobacco and other goods. Helping building the economic foundations of the new nation, being part of its development since the beginning. Growing year after year, making the slaves a necessity and the situation a phenomenon and an issue. provoking a great debate over slavery. Conflicts around the theme of slavery, needed to be solved, or at least decrease its trade by the SlaveTrade Compromise. Another solution to act against the conflict between northern and southern states that involved the slave trade phenomenon. The delegates from the Northern states wanted the Congress to have the power to prohibit the slave trade and, ultimately, to abolish slavery, despite most Southern delegates did not wish Congress to have this power, claiming that slavery was a need for their economic good operation.Through the compromise they finally decided that the Congress would not interfere with the slave trade for twenty years after the Constitution went into effect. Congress could only have authority to regulate foreign trade in slaves. Moreover, The Three-Fifths Compromise, which equally involve the slaves, was made to help determine representatives for the states. Because southern states wanted slaves to be part of the population, while northern states disagreed, for its lack of suitability, as they had a few slaves. After Further consideration the agreement will count each slave as a three fifths of a person. Suiting both, the north and south states in a certain way by deciding whats best for the state.
Further more in other one of the compromises made was The Trade Compromise, another in which the southern and northern factions were involved. The Southernest economy was dependent from the north agricultural exports. And they wanted to ensure nothernest states would not unite to tax export for southern states. As a result, in favor the southern states, the compromise finally made was the north faction, was prohibid to tax on importation.

The transition from the Articles of Condeferation, to the United States Constitution, was not an easy path, It was inevitable for a conflict of interest to arise between the people. While some supported the idea of a strong federal government, called Federalist; others favored the state rights, who were called Anti-Federalist. One of the major issues this two government faced, was the inclusion for the document of the Bill of rights. The bill of rights, integrated by the first 10 amendments to the united states constitution;they were created to solve issues involving moral decision making. which included the pursuit of happiness and strengthen the court’s interpretation of good an right. they became effective as of December 15, of 1791.