Changes

Congress under the Articles of Confederation was destined to be very weak from the beginning, and demands for a stronger form of national government began to grow.  But others opposed a strong national government, asking why people had fought in the American Revolution if they were just going to replace one hated government with another.

Congress under the Articles of Confederation was destined to be very weak from the beginning, and demands for a stronger form of national government began to grow.  But others opposed a strong national government, asking why people had fought in the American Revolution if they were just going to replace one hated government with another.

==More Problems with the Articles of Confederation==

==Foreign Policy Problems under the Articles of Confederation==

"Foreign policy" is the term for how a country (the United States) deals with other countries in the world.  At least 10% of the questions on any College Board history exam are about "foreign policy."

"Foreign policy" is the term for how a country (the United States) deals with other countries in the world.  At least 10% of the questions on any College Board history exam are about "foreign policy."

Across the sea in the Mediterranean, American trade was interrupted by piracy off of the Barbary Coast (modern day Tunisia).  Previously, America had been protected from the pirates by England, but now America was obliged to pay its own way. But the government had no money to bribe or fight the pirates.

Across the sea in the Mediterranean, American trade was interrupted by piracy off of the Barbary Coast (modern day Tunisia).  Previously, America had been protected from the pirates by England, but now America was obliged to pay its own way. But the government had no money to bribe or fight the pirates.

From the beginning, the Confederation also had financial troubles, and its attempts to correct its deficiencies only made its problems worse.  Its attempts to gain money were uniformly unsound.  Congress borrowed money from foreign countries, printed paper currency, and sold undeveloped western lands.  None of these tactics were effective in improving the economy.

From the beginning, the Confederation also had financial troubles, and its attempts to correct its deficiencies only made its problems worse.  Its attempts to gain money were uniformly unsound.  Congress borrowed money from foreign countries, printed paper currency, and sold undeveloped western lands.  None of these tactics were effective in improving the economy.