Write a 1-2 paragraph response for each of the following questions.
1. What were the major problems or events that eventually led to the call for a 1787 Convention in Philadelphia to amend the Articles of Confederation?
2. What were the views of some prominent American founders about the problems of the Union under the Articles of Confederation?
3. What were the main problems within the states between 1776 and 1787 that caused them to act contrary to the principles of the American Revolution?
4. What were the powers and responsibilities of Congress under the Articles of Confederation? How were delegates selected for Congress under the Articles of Confederation, and how were resolutions voted on and passed?
5. Why was it so difficult to pass resolutions in Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
6. What were the defects of the Articles of Confederation that prevented Congress from fulfilling its responsibilities? Why, for example, was it so difficult for Congress to raise funds?