less likely to allow the national government to abuse power
Explanation:
In a confederation, the local governments actually have more power than the central government. So, when it comes to a Federal government or National government trying to impose its will on a State, this would just not be possible if the Government System is a Confederation. Local laws and decisions would trump the national ones.
Indentured servants bargained away their labor for a period of four to seven years in exchange for passage to the New World. Although they made up the mass of English immigrants to the Chesapeake colonies their fortunes were poor