articles of confederation

The Articles of Confederation were adopted to unite and govern the 13 colonies and deal with issues such as foreign policies. The Articles were an inadequate form of government for the colonies because it was very hard to pass a motion due to the policy in which all motions required two thirds vote to be passed. Also, due to the sovereignty of the states, each state had its own laws and constitutions, so the Articles could not govern the group of states very precisely at all. All of these issues were reasons for congress to develop a constitution for the United States.