The Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation

Please read the following selections and then answer the questions in the space provided.

The Virginia, or Randolph, Plan (1787)

Publius (James Madison), Federalist Paper #10 (1788)

Henry Knox, Letter to George Washington (1786)

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What were the arguments in favor of changing the Articles of Confederation or reinventing the national government?

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How did the Virginia Plan mark the differences between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

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