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What was one major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
A. It could not organize the country's western territories.
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B. It did not give the Congress enough power to deal with problems.
C. It took most political power away from individual states.
D. It allowed Congress to set high tax rates in the states.
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B. It did not give the Congress enough power to deal with problems.

Explanation:

The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution for the United States. It was known for being very weak and giving little to no power to the national government. Under the Articles of Confederation, the government could not tax the states, create and enforce laws properly, draft soldiers, regulate trade, and other important matters.

Since the national government did not have a lot of power, most of the power was in the hands of the states and the people. This meant Congress did not have enough power to deal with problems, which eventually caused people to start realizing how harmful the Articles of Confederation really was.

Eventually, the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was called. While the original goal was to actually just amend the Articles of Confederation, this did not go as planned. The Articles ended up getting scrapped altogether and the United States Constitution was created instead, which gave the national government power.