The main issue of the Articles of Confederation stood by the fact that its ineffectiveness stemmed from a lack of a strong, central government. Without a national government, various issues began to emerge, along with a series of limitation that rendered the document and its notions. Specifically, three broad limitations were created from the lack of a substantial government: 1) Economic disorganization; 2) Lack of central leadership; 3) Legislative …show more content…
During the time America was under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had very limited power when it came to the trade industry. Congress only had the capability to regulate trade/commerce with surrounding Native America tribes and, even then, numerous penalties existed. “Congress was unable to negotiate trade agreement with foreign countries (Brackemyre). The central government had enough power to enact foreign treaties, but even these treaties were specifically protected from policing imports and exports. On the other hand, the states were able to enforce any trade restrictions they coveted. The only power that the states were not allowed concerned the ability to compose foreign treaties. If the central government was only allowed a specific amount of trade power, then there was little to no economic collocation amongst the states and its people. Each policy differed greatly from each