Question

Why were the Articles of Confederation created?

Responses

To require men to serve in the military.
To allow states to control their own militaries during the war.
To create a powerful national government to control the states.
To form a basic government to run the war against England.

Answer 1

I believe it was to form a basic government to run the war because it was created in 1777 and they needed some sort of unifying force to fight the war. It can’t be a) because it couldn’t force men to serve in the military. It can’t be b) because states were already doing that. It can’t be c) because they wanted to form a weak national government to avoid the tyranny of the king