What event lead leaders in the states to realize that the Articles of Confederation was not strong enough to govern the states

The american civil war most former enslaved african americans in texas began making a living as

"but let us admit texas, and we shall place the balance of power in the hands of the texans themselves. they, with the southern states, will control the policy and the destiny of this nation; our tariff will then be held at the will of the texan advocates of free trade. are our friends of the north prepared to deliver over this great national policy to the people of texas? " - rep. joshua giddings, ohio, may 21, 1844 this quote points to what major issue in the years leading up to the civil war?

Experimented with communism before taking part in a number of civil rights and antiwar protest