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Which statement is true about the Articles of Confederation?
- ? America was ruled very well under the Articles of Confederation.
- ? The Articles of Confederation called for a strong central government.
- ? The Articles of Confederation did not work well in governing the new nation and a new form of government was needed.
- ? Most people did not want to see the Articles of Confederation work.
Some colonists were not sure they wanted a strong form of government because -----.
- ? they wanted King George of England to rule them
- ? they wanted to make their own laws
One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was -----.
- ? the states would not work together in any way
- ? the government could not make treaties
- ? each state printed its own money, and people disagreed what each state's money was worth
- ? the government could not declare war
The Spanish took advantage of the weakness of the American government by -----.
- ? sending soldiers into the Northwest Territory
- ? stopping and searching American ships and stealing their goods
- ? only allowing Spanish ships to unload cargo in the American ports
- ? stopping the American farmers and fur traders from working on the Mississippi River
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