The Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation ended up resulting in the overthrow of the Articles and the writing of the Constitution. Originally, the Articles of Confederation had provided America with a loose form of government that gave more power to the states than anything else. While at first this seemed to be the most logical way to govern the new country -- seeing as how they were trying to avoid a central authority such as a powerful national government -- it ended up being a disastrous method of self-rule. Indisputeably, there were more weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation than there were strengths. This plan for a loose confederat