Articles of Confederation Video

This video is about the failure of the Articles of Confederation; our first attempt at a constitution. Unfortunately it failed, mostly because of too much power granted to the states and not enough power in the government. We needed a bigger government that could support itself and the country as well. The structures within the Articles of Confederation were off causing problems within the country. The government had to borrow money from the states to do anything. This balance of power led to the federalists papers, which requested a new constitution. Thus, the United States Constitution was born and is still in practice today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3wdJghPudk