The period of 1781 to 1789 was a crucial era after the American Revolution. After the American Revolution, the states had to establish a new government that would protect the states individual power; this governments doctrine is known as the Articles of Confederation. The hope to make a change with these articles, turned out to be a complete failure, which created an ineffective government. Moreover, the articles illustrated to the people that the nation was in need of a strong central government. The Articles of Confederation consisted of multiple requirements for running a government. First, the articles had a unicameral congress, which means that each of the thirteen states held only one vote. Second, the articles only called for a one branch government, which meant that the same group that passed the laws, enforced the laws and interpreted the laws. Additionally, the articles granted powers to the National Government, which enabled the government to settle disputes between the states, negotiate treaties, control the military, and diffuse Indian affairs. However, the government was not able to tax citizens or states, all laws had to ratify by nine out of the thirteen states. Also, in order to amend the Articles, the government required an agreement by all thirteen states. The government did not have enough power to enforce the laws it bestowed upon the people. Furthermore, in a letter from the State of Rhode Islands Assembly to Congress (Nov 30, 1782), Rhode Island rejected Congress demand to place a tariff on imported goods. This generated a major problem for Congress as it was not able to enforce their own tariffs. The letter stated that the State of Rhode Island must reject the imposition of tariffs on imported goods due to its inequality towards commercial states that relied heavily on the trade industry. The Articles included a provision that nine out of the thirteen states needed to agree in order to pass a law, m