Question

One piece of evidence Bouton uses to support his argument about why some United States political leaders sought to replace the Articles of Confederation in 1787 was that they thought that a strong central government threatened Americans’ liberties Answer A: thought that a strong central government threatened Americans’ liberties A opposed the economic policies that some state legislatures pursued Answer B: opposed the economic policies that some state legislatures pursued B believed that the national government should be more democratic Answer C: believed that the national government should be more democratic C sought to discourage Europeans from investing in the United States

Answer 1

According to Bouton, the political leaders of the U.S. sought to replace the Articles of Confederation because they A: thought that a strong central government threatened Americans’ liberties.

Burton argued that the Articles of Confederation had allowed states to become quite powerful and democratic which led to:

• More equality between the common people and the elite
• Less profits being made by corporations
• More emphasis on progressive taxation

He argued that the political leaders met up to draw up the Constitution so that it would give the central government more power to stop the states from threatening the power of the elite.

In conclusion, Bouton believed that the Constitution was only drawn up because the Articles of Confederation threatened the riches of the upper class.

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