Chaza izinhlelo zokuphatha ezinikezwe yi-Articles of Confederation. Zaziyini izici ezibuthakathaka zalo mqulu?
I-Articles of Confederation (AoC) kwakuwumthetho-sisekelo wokuqala obhaliwe wase-United States. Kwakukhona amalungiselelo ahlukahlukene okuphatha ahlinzekwa yi-AoC, kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu kwakuwukuvikela amandla noma ubukhosi bamazwe. Izwe belingeke liyisekele i-AoC ukube uhulumeni wesifundazwe ubengakuqinisekisi amandla ezifundazwe. I-AoC ichaze uhulumeni wesifundazwe onesishayamthetho esinendlu eyodwa (ivoti elilodwa esifundazweni ngasinye). Lo mthetho wawunamandla alandelayo: ukumemezela impi, ukuqhuba "ubuhlobo bangaphandle noma bezentengiselwano namanye amazwe" (okungukuthi izivumelwano), kanye nemisebenzi yokuphatha eyayizokwenziwa ngamakomidi omthetho. Futhi "yasikisela isimiso sezinkantolo zombuso". Lo hulumeni wobumbano wawuzokhokhelwa izimali ezifundazweni. Nakuba yanikeza uhulumeni wesifundazwe la mandla, kwakukhona ubuthakathaka obungokwemvelo owakhelwe kuhulumeni wesifundazwe. Okokuqala, isishayamthetho sasingenayo indlela yokuphoqelela izinqumo zaso. Okwesibili, impi emenyezelwe noma isivumelwano sezohwebo sasidinga imvume yamazwe okungenani angu-9. Ngisho noma kwakuvunyelwe impi, kwakungekho mbutho wombuso, kwakunamabutho ezempi ezifundazweni kuphela. Okwesithathu, uhulumeni wesifundazwe wayethembele ezifundazweni ukuze athole imali. Uma izifundazwe zingawuthandi umthetho owawudluliswa, zazingavele ziwuvimbe lo msebenzi. Okwesine, ukulungisa i-AoC kwakudinga isivumelwano sazo zonke izifundazwe eziyishumi nantathu. Kwaqashelwa ukuthi lobu buthakathaka babunqanda ikhono lokulawula likahulumeni wesifundazwe. Lokhu kwaholela ekulahlekelweni yi-AoC, okwaholela kuMthethosisekelo wamanje wase-United States.