Question

6. After declaring independence, the American colonies had to establish a 5 points

new government. In 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the
Articles of Confederation. What was the major weakness of this
document?
It did not give the federal government enough power, so it was difficult to get anything
accomplished
It gave the federal government too much power which made the state governments
weaker
It continued to give the King of England a certain amount of power
It put all political power into the hands of one man, similar to a king

Answer 1

The weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress was not strong enough to enforce laws or raise taxes, making it difficult for the new nation to repay their debts from the Revolutionary War. The answer is it did not give the federal government enough power for change.