"The Continental Congress drafted the Articles of Confederation through the Revolutionary War. The articles were drafted to provide the colonies with some insight of a centralized control. The Articles of Confederation converted valid on March 1, 1781, after all, thirteen states had approved them."
"The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787."
The Articles of Confederation were the written document that created the operations of the government of the US after it declared independence from Great Britain.
Overall, the institution of slavery and the failure of the competing interests surrounding the institution in government led to the collapse in the balance between slave and free states and the Civil War.
Yes the government should have more control of the economy it could influence growth,employment and stability in prices otherwise we could go in inflation