From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided an effective form of government.

"From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided an effective form of government." "Analyze the degree to which the Articles of Confederation provided an effective form of government with respect to any TWO of the following: foreign relations, economic conditions, and Western lands." From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided an ineffective form of government. The Articles of Confederation was one of the first official documents establishing the government of the United States, it was ineffective …

…treaty with the Spanish, but this was not effective. The Articles of Confederation provided an ineffective form of government for the American colonies. From the economic standpoint of Articles they limited economic growth because each state had its own monetary system, and from the foreign relations standpoint the American colonies did not have many relations or interactions with foreign countries, had they tried to negotiate they ultimately could have come out on the prevailing side.