Why the Articles of Confederation were an effective form of government for the U.S.

Protruding from the American Revolution, the solidifying institutions of the United States were left open to new ideas. Men such as John Dickinson began forming ideas of a strong centralized government, ignorant to the effects of the grandeur power abused by Parliament of Britain. Immediately the various states challenged this suggestion and groups of democratic-republicans stressed a loose confederation of states where people were sovereign. These ideals were summarized in the Articles of Confederation, which …

…socio-economic institutions and was an effective form of government from 1781-1789. The Articles of Confederation provided the United States with stable Anti-Federalist sentiments, which were shown through the legislatures passed. The Articles provided an effective form of government from 1781-1789 by suiting republican political ideals for the people, and providing well-rounded socio-economic foundations. This form of control was the best way to provide the people with the powers they had anticipated from the Revolutionary Era.