Was some historians have argued that the articles of confederation created an ineffective government. support, modify, or refute this interpretation, providing specific evidence to justify your answer

Yes. The Articles of Confederation created an ineffective government. The Articles of Confederation were ineffective in dealing with national problems affecting the states as they did not establish a strong government. They did not give government power and it would not be able to keep an army or run national functions necessary for effective running of the Confederate.

the completion of the erie canal spurred the first great westward movement of american settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the appalachians and made new york the preeminent commercial city in the united states.