The Articles of Confederation, also known as the first United States Constitution, was adopted by the Continental Congress on November 5, 1777. The Articles were then accepted and approved four years later on March 1, 1781. The Articles left most of the power with the state government leading to a weak central government and a loose Confederation of sovereign states. A weak central government led to failures to occur in the Articles of Confederation. Eventually, a stronger and more stable Federal government was needed and that is what led to a Constitutional Convention in 1787. Shay’s Rebellion came into play during 1787 to try and prevent the court from taking away farmer’s property who were in debt. The current U.S Constitution then replaced the Articles of Confederation on March 4, 1789. This includes many different advantages for individuals and proved to them that power wasn't directly in one place anymore. The leaders of government found ways so there would be separations between state and federal governments. Many different changes were made in the Constitution that accounted for the failures of the Articles of Confederation, which are called Amendments. The Articles of Confederation failed for many different reasons. For example, the Articles gave excessive power to the state government, which led to an imbalance of power in the whole country and made the national government very weak. The only powers granted to the nation government by the Articles were those who struggled for independence and conducting foreign affairs. Individual states would contribute revenue because even though Congress was able to coin money, it didn't have the power to regulate commerce or levy taxes. Congress lacked the ability to have any real financial powers whatsoever. Because of how much power the state government accessed, they could accept or ignore the national government’s requests to fund financial resources. This could lead the nation