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What is the significance of the Jamestown settlement?: Jamestown was the first successful colony set up by Great Britain in the New World. It's also the first place slaves were brought to in North America in the year 1619. Without Jamestown, there would be no precedent for successful colonies in America. What helped the settlement to survive?: Neither gold nor silver saved the Jamestown settlers but tobacco. Plantations of tobacco sprang up along the banks of the James River and the settlement of Jamestown was assured.
<span>B. The president vetoes a law passed by Congress, but Congress overrides the veto with a two-thirds majority vote.</span> APEX
The correct answer is B) The central government could not respond to threats because it could not collext taxes or raise its own army.
The Articles of Confederation was America's first constitution after becoming free from Great Britain. When developing this constitution, the delegates wanted to make a government structure that had a weak central government. This is due to the fact that the strong central government of Britain acted tyranically, forcing America to declare its independence.
However, the central government was made too weak. They could not stop acts of violence (like Shay's Rebellion) or collect taxes to pay for the development of an army.
