1a. based on this cartoon, identify two problems with the articles of confederation. [1}

The AOC only established a Congress so without an executive branch they couldn’t enforce any laws they wrote. States could except or reject most laws unless 9 of the 13 colonies agreed, and that was more than a majority.

The AOC also couldn’t establish a central army as each of the states were responsible for entering into mutual defense agreements. It also couldn’t collect taxes so there was no way to support an army. This short coming was realized during Shays Rebellion when the federal government couldn’t act.

The american civil war