From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation did not provide the United States with an effective government. The remarkably weak central government provoked a hostile environment within the United States and led to the diminishing of the country politically and economically. Under the Articles of Confederation, tensions in the United States threatened peace and unity. With such a weak and powerless central government, the states acted as individual countries. Numerous states had no choice but to …showed first 75 words of 653 total…

…showed last 75 words of 653 total…life, some positive elements did surface. The articles protected the people from the any forms of tyranny after breaking off from the king and England. Also, the articles provided the groundwork for a better constitution, learning from the product of the weak articles. The Articles of Confederation did indeed provide the United States with an effective government, but not during 1781 to 1789 and not until the articles were replaced with a strong and well-structured legal document.