Strength Weakness
Negotiated the Treaty of
Paris
No executive branch
Lacked a system of checks
and balances
One branch of government
Ability to engage in treaties
with foreign powers
Could not require states to
provide soldiers for defense
Passed the Northwest
Ordinance of 1787
Ability to declare war
Could not be amended
without the consent of all of
the states
Did not establish a common
or national currency