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In 1781, the Continental Congress ratified a weaker version of the Articles of Confederation. The ratification put all of the thirteen states under one central government. The Articles reserved to each state “it’s sovereignty, freedom, and independence” and established a government in which Americans were cit ....
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.... the government and honor the national debt. The statistical chart in Document B shows that under the Articles of Confederation it had not profited the states because of the insufficiency of the government’s control. In addition, the inability of the central government to tax goods and the lack of economic support by the states made it extremely difficult for the central government to fund it’s agencies and repay the national debt. Another example of the Articles of Confederation incapacity to increase its income is in Joseph Jones’ letter to George Washington (Document C). Joseph Jone ....
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