Why the Articles of Confederation Failed

The Articles of Confederation failed for many reasons. One of the main reasons was because every state was as independent as possible. Every state had its own laws and regulations that its citizens had to follow. The only time the states collaborated with one another was if there was a common threat to the United States, not just one of them. Another reason was that the government did not have the power to tax its citizens. What this meant was that there was a government, but no money to do anything with it. Lastly, to amend the Articles of Confederation, you needed a unanimous vote. This made it really hard to change things because the larger states like Virginia would have different interests than a smaller state like New Jersey. It was for these main reasons that the Articles of Confederation failed.1