Articles of Confederation DBQ 2

             The statement t h a t the Confederation
             provided the United States with an effective form of
             government during the Critical Period in American
             history is false. Although i t had one major
             accomplishment,the settling of the Northwest
             territory,the Confederation could not effectively
             deal with foreign policy,domestic policy,and
             enforce decisions. By citing examples during the
             Critical Period and by using several historical
             documents,this essay will show the ineffectiveness
             Secondly, the Spanish also refused to respect the American
             states while they bound by this loose confederation. During
             the period in American history, Spain closed off the mouth
             of the mississippi (sic) to the Americans and refused to
             budge or compromise on this matter. John Jay's speech to
             Congress on the negotiations with Spain's Don Diego de
             Gardoqui shows that the Spanish refused to allow the Us to
             navigate the mississippi (sic). It also illustrates Spain's lack
             of respect for American negotiators because this Treaty
             was never signed. As Gardoqui alluded to in Jay's speech,
             the states were too divided on issues in the west to sign the
             treaty. As a result, the vote needed was never acquired to
             ratify the treaty. The Articles were a laughing stock to the
             As a result of inability to effectively
             negotiate foreign policy,maintain and establish
             domestic policy,and enforce decisions,the central
             government under the Articles of confederation
             did not provide America with an effective
             government between 1781 and 1789. The
             documents and events of the period illustrate this
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