“from 1781 to 1789 the articles of confederation provided the united states with an effective government.” using the documents and your knowledge of the period, evaluate this statement.

This is almost universally accepted to be incorrect. The Articles of Confederation provided a very weak and ineffective form of government for the states that make it impossible to pay back debts or sign treaties.

No , abraham lincoln is elected 16th president of the united states over a deeply divided democratic party, becoming the first republican to win the presidency . lincoln receive 40 % of the popular vote handily defeated three other candidates