e, the United States would have gained commercial rights with Spain that would have greatly improved the overall economy of the United States. On the national level, the Confederation was not successful on collecting payments promised by the states on time. The Confederation was powerless to satisfy the war debt ran up during the Revolution, or to compel the states to pay what they had promised to by. States also failed to send delegates to Congress, making times when the Congress lacked a quorum. The Confederation could not ever secure an amendment to the Articles to permit the Confederation Congress to levy a simple five percent tax on imports. The Confederation had some strengths and accomplishments as well. It would lay many of the foundations used for the Constitution. The Confederation was also able to make accomplishments such as the Treaty of Paris in 1783 and The Land Ordinance of 1785. The accomplishments of the Confederation allowed the Constitution of the United States to be successful. Without it, the Constitution would have had a fate much like the Confederation.The Confederation set up three departments: Foreign Affairs, Finance, and War. The Constitution used this idea to set up the parliamentary cabinet system. Because of past experiences, the people behind the writing of the Constitution had a plan to follow. They would give the government more power, but would limit it. They understood what could happen when the government had too little power from the Confederation. The Confederation was almost like an experiment to allow for a more complete government. Although weak, the Confederation did succeed in making some accomplishments. One of the first was the Treaty of Paris in 1783. This showed that the government was able to organize itself and accomplish something. The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a great accomplishment because it not only provided a steady income for the government, but it also profited...
