Although it was convened to revise the Articles of Confederation, the delegates soon presented plans to discard the Articles and create a new constitution.

虽然这次会议是为了修改《邦联条款》，但代表们很快就提出了废除《邦联条款》并制定新宪法的计划。

Following the precedent set by Congress under the Articles of Confederation, the Southern Congress resorted to a direct property tax apportioned among the states, only to meet the failure that might have been foretold.

遵循国会根据《邦联条例》设立的先例，南方国会诉诸于各州之间直接分配的财产税， 结果却遭遇了可能已经预见到的失败。