Indivisible: The U.S. Constitution and the Assimilation of National Power following the Articles of Confederation.
Indivisible: The U.S. Constitution and the Assimilation of National Power following the Articles of Confederation. J.M. Rogers ... The Articles of Confederation were an essential first step in the establishment of a governing body over the United States. The Articles provided a system through which the thirteen states could interact with one another, including the groundwork for a mutual union or confederacy among the states. However, the Articles did not provide dynamic answers to the dynamic issues of interstate economic policies, international affairs, or war times, due to the widely held belief that a strong centralized government would erode the independent nature of the country. [1] George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and other nationalists noted this disparity of oversight and sought to expand the role of the national government in the hopes of increasing congressional and legislative power, as well as bolstering the economic potential of a burgeo...