BRAINILEST I HAVE 10 MINS Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Congress didn’t have the
authority to regulate
foreign trade.
Congress had no taxation
powers.
Congress had the power
to form alliances with
foreign countries and
sign treaties.
Congress had the authority
to borrow money in cases
of debt and to issue coins.
Congress had the right to
wage war and make peace.

WEAKNESS

no taxing power: The confederation gov't could not require states to pay taxes.

inflation The continental dollars were not backed by gold or silver so their value was inflated.

Jealousy and Arguing among states Would warfare breakout out between sovereign states as it did in Europe among sovereign nations?

Tariff Wars(tax wars) Each state charged rival states a tariff on imported goods.

Foreign Affairs in Shambles Foreign countries distrusted the confederation because it had no power of the purse to back its agreements.

They had no power to draft soldiers

They had no power to enforce treaties

They couldn't raise taxes to pay borrowed money back

They had no chief executive (president)

They had no national court system

They had no power to regulate interstate commerce (trade)

They had no national currency

It was difficult to pass laws, they needed a 2/3 vote

They needed a unanimous vote to change articles

Explanation: STRENGTHS

Congress could declare war, and start an army and navy

They could make peace and sign treaties

They can borrow money

They can organize a post office

1st amendment: freedom of speech, religion, petition, press, and assembly

2nd: right to bear arms

3rd: quartering of soldiers

4th: search and seizure

especially research the treaty of greenville and the treaty of colerain in washington's administration.   also research at least one significant treaty from the administrations of adams, jefferson, and madison. tell the outcome of each treaty and how it did or did not in the further development of the west.

treaty of greenville (1814) the treaty of greenville (1814) was called a treaty of peace and friendship between the united states of america and the tribes of native americans called the wyandots, delawares, shawanoese, senacas and miamies.

the treaty of colerain was signed at st. marys, georgia in camden county, georgia, by benjamin hawkins, george clymer, and andrew pickens for the united states and representatives of the creek nation, for whom indian trader langley bryant served as an interpreter, on june 29, 1796, proclaimed on march 18, 1797, and codified as 7 stat. 56. colerain was a small community and the site of a u.s. indian factory founded by james seagrove.  

this treaty affirmed the binding of the treaty of new york (1790). the treaties of hopewell and the treaty of holston (1791) established boundary lines between the choctaws, chickasaws, cherokee, and the u.s. the treaty of colerain bound the creek nation to acknowledge the boundaries established in those treaties.  

it also established the boundary line between the creek nation and the united states. at the time of this treaty, the boundaries between spanish florida and the u.s. had not yet been established. this treaty formally allowed the creek chiefs to acknowledge the negotiation for delineating the georgia-florida boundary with spain.  

the treaty contained a provision that the president of the u.s. may establish a trading or military outpost.  

the united states demanded that the creeks give up their american prisoners and also return all "citizens, white inhabitants, negroes and property" taken by the creeks.  

the treaty describes when it would take effect. after the treaty had been signed but not yet promulgated, the u.s. senate requested modification of two articles of the treaty. the first modification stipulated that the military or trading posts would be under the control of the united states. the second modification stipulated that if the u.s. no longer required the use of those posts, the locations would revert to the creek people.