Original sentence: But as an instrument of government, they were largely a failure.Congress could make decisions, but had no power to enforce them.Nevertheless the Continental Congress did take two actions with lasting impact.Perhaps the most important power that Congress was denied was the power of taxation: Congress could only request money from the states.The states and the national congress had both incurred debts during the war, and paying congressional debts became a major issue.Understandably, the states did not generally comply with the requests in full, leaving the confederation chronically short of funds
Edited sentence: A generation after the war was over (the next wave of politicians, who had not fought in the war), the Federalists attacked the Articles of Confederation.Hologram of Liberty: The Real Reason We Abondoned The Articles.Indeed, the ratification of the constitution, where it took place, was illegal under the Articles–and the thirteen colonies should still be legally bound to the Articles.Many were monarchists, almost all were part of the unified banking/law interest.Nevertheless, the Continental Congress did take two actions with lasting impact.New York), Hamilton's federalists won.Regardless, through blockades of non-compliant states (i.Rhode Island) and political promises to influential leaders (i.Still, the Anti-Federalists held the majority opinion throughout the period of adoption of the Constitution.The Federalist succeeded in convincing certain states that the weakness of the Articles meant certain destruction for America.They all favored the ability to enforce their agendas through a strong national government.They started criticizing the Articles on the grounds that they were too weak.This battle set the stage for the current national leviathan we have today.This, however, was fitting for a body of deliberation between independent nations as the States originally were