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Articles of Confederation
Americans just like other countries in the globe have critical historical events that show various developments. The history of revolution or rebellion has existed for an extended time. Americans made a democratic movement that was characterized by a revolutionary war. There were ideological differences among Americans because some wanted democracy to prevail while the other group fought for the aristocratic government. The document on the Declaration of Independence is perceived as one of the fundamental progress that Americans generated to assist in promoting democracy. The Articles of Confederation showed the agreements that were made by the original states in The United States of America. Therefore, the document acted as the first American constitution (Digital History 1). The Articles of Confederation was termed as a primary article in the history of the Americans because it stipulated guiding principles such as sovereignty among the states. The paper will critically analyze how the authors’ perspective explores the political and social challenges presented to Americans during the revolution in their attempt to find democracy.
One of the political challenges that the Americans faced during the revolution for democracy was in the area of the military. The authors of the Article of Confederation reflect the problem of raising a federal army in various sections of the document. The national government lacked a standing army that could aid its operations. The main problem that emerged was that some of the states were reluctant to contribute soldiers in an attempt to offer security to the nation. For example, different countries had the powers to decide whether to honor the request of the national government or to decline. Therefore, the federal government did not have the powers to implement some of the security plans because they were not able to win the support of all states. The writers of the Article reflect that the tyrannical national government only constituted of representatives who could not control the security forces thus delegating the responsibility to the states (Digital History 6).
Another political problem experienced by the Americans during the revolutionary movement was based on the nation’s powers to impose taxation (Digital History 2). The national government lacked the abilities to tax the citizens in direct terms. Taxation policies were only being implemented by the states thus limiting the political roles of the central government. Nations were not committed in contributing funds to the national government hence making the institution to operate on massive debts. The failure of the national government to acquire enough money from different states also led to underdevelopment in some areas since there were inadequate resources to conduct or improve the social welfare of individuals.
The authors’ perspective also portrays voting rights as a social challenge during the attempt to restore democracy in America. The Article provides that no one can hold the position of a delegate for more than seven years (Digital History 2). Such assertions pose a challenge to democracy because it does not embrace the willingness of the states to elect their favorable representative for many years as long as they trust his or her duties. Therefore, the Article of Confederation denied many rights to respective states.
To sum up, the authors of the Article of Confederation reveals various problems encountered in America during revolutionary stages. Political challenges took the central stage because every decision that was being made aligned on the political situation of America. The national government faced significant problems during the whole process of democratic movement because a lot of privileges were entitled to the states. For example, the central government only had the power to decide on specific issues but not to act. Therefore, political, social, and economic hitches were interrelated.
Work Cited
“Digital History”. Digitalhistory.Uh.Edu, 2012, http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3225.