Advantages and Disadvantages
Articles of Confederation
Advantages
- Created a central government for all the states
- Created an army for all of the states
- Was able do deal with foreign countries
- Able to pass legislature
Disadvantages
- National government had no power to enforce laws or collect taxes
- New laws required 9 out of 13 states
- To amend laws required all 13
- Large amount of taxation between states