—— The Article of Confederation was unusual in many ways. First| it provided for no king. The drafters blamed the troubles with Britain on king George III. So they decided not to have a king but to have a republic. This was revolutionary. Second| while the Articles created a central government in the form of a Congress| the emphasis was still on state powers. Third| the Articles of Confederation was a written constitution for the United States. No important country in the world at that time| including Britain| had a written constitution. At the Constitution Convention the delegates all agreed it was impossible to try to patch up the Articles of Confederation| and decided to ignore them and draw up a new plan of government. Here contradictions emerged between the bigger states and smaller states| between the industrial commercial interests and landed interests| etc. In the end| the conflict was resolved by the “Great Compromise” of July 16| giving each state and equal vote in the Senate but making representation in the House reflect the size of each state’s population.