MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some people were afraid states might lose their independence if the government was stronger. The government created by the Articles of Confederation had everything under control among the states.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did the people in the newly independent states fear a strong national government? The Americans feared the strong national government because in Britain they had taken away there rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fear of Strong Central Government Having just won independence from Britain, many Americans feared that creating a strong federal government with too much authority over the states would only replace King George III with another tyrant.
Detailed explanation-4: -Anti-federalists opposed parts of the Constitution they thought limited the power of the states. They feared that a strong central government would overpower state governments, and eventually state governments would lose their independence and influence.
Detailed explanation-5: -Article II. Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every Power, Jurisdiction and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled. Article III.