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il63 [147K]
3 years ago
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Why did the farmers make the federal government weak, under the articles of Confederation?

History
1 answer:
wel3 years ago
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Answer:

C. They feared an invasion from England

Explanation:

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 and the states as independent as possible

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