How did the u.s. get rid of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 1

It did not work well and hold the states together as well as it needed to.

The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government.

The government had no power and was not as well organized as it is now.

The legislative branch had only one house. Congress don't have the power to levy taxes. This resulted in a poor nation. Furthermore, Congress could not regulate trade. This caused problems between states.

There was also no executive branch in the Articles. So, there was no way to enforce the laws Congress passed.

there were no national courts.

article IX

The united States in congress assembled shall never engage in a war, nor grant letters of marque or reprisal in time of peace, nor enter into any treaties or alliances, nor coin money, nor regulate the value thereof, nor ascertain the sums and expenses necessary for the defense and welfare of the United States, or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the united States, nor appropriate money, nor agree upon the number of vessels of war, to be built or purchased, or the number of land or sea forces to be raised, nor appoint a commander in chief of the army or navy, unless nine States assent to the same: nor shall a question on any other point, except for adjourning from day to day be determined, unless by the votes of the majority of the united States in congress assembled.

The Articles were also hard to amend. ALL states states had to be in agreement to amend it. Article XIII of the Articles of Confederation state, "nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them; unless such alteration be agreed to in a congress of the united States, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State."

Answer 2

They held the Constitutional Convention to improve it. However, because of the Articles weaknesses, they drafted the Constitution we have today.

They had originally planned to use the Convention to merely improve the Articles, but once they got together they realized that the structure of the document and government was irreparably flawed, so they created an entirely new government structure.