The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no options attached, we can say the following.
What provisions were included in the Articles for a federal government?
The Articles of Confederation was the first Constitution in the United States and included a weak federal government that was very limited. It only could create laws but did not have the power to collect money.
Did limiting the powers of the federal government negatively impact the nation's development?
In some way, yes, because the states were the ones that were independent and remained sovereign, They indeed could collect money through taxation. So if the federal government needed money, it had to ask for it from the states.
The central government also was not able to raise an army and they learn it the bad way when the government had to stop the Shay Rebellion in Massachusetts.
