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Why did the articles of confederation set up a weak central government?

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There was no revenue (taxes), no president, no currency, and no judicial system.
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Because of widespread fear of a strong central government at the time they were written and strong loyalties among Americans to their own state as opposed to any national government during the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation purposely kept the national government as weak as possible

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