Problems Caused by the Articles of Confederation _1. A man from Massachusetts cannot sell his produce in Connecticut.

_2. A family from Virginia traveled to New York. They were unable to buy necessary items because New York merchants refused to accept Virginia currency.

_3. George Martin refused to pay debts to loyalist John Dennison of the same state as guaranteed by the Treaty of Paris.

_4. A group of citizens of Virginia imported woolen goods from Great Britain and refused to pay for them.

_5. New Jersey needed money to conduct the business of the state so they just printed more money.

_6. IOUs in the form of Continentals (money owed by the Continental Congress to soldiers of the Revolution) were not paid.

_7. France would not loan money to the new government.

_8. A treaty with Spain was not ratified, although a majority of the states agreed to it.

_9. Congress requested 250 troops from a state by January 1, 1786, but only 125 were sent.

_10. The representatives of the state of Virginia protested that their population was considerably more than Delaware’s, but they had the same number of votes in the Confederation Congress.