Question

When the Articles of Confederation was passed, the states were given more power than the national government. Why did this happen?

Responses

Thomas Jefferson trusted state governments more than the Federal government.
Thomas Jefferson trusted state governments more than the Federal government.

Americans did not trust strong national governments
Americans did not trust strong national governments

They told the British the government would be set up that way.
They told the British the government would be set up that way.

It was an accident that happened when writing the Articles of Confederation.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot]

The reason why the states were given more power than the national government under the Articles of Confederation was due to the fear of creating a strong central government like the British monarchy that they had just fought a war against. Many Americans believed that a strong national government would be a threat to individual rights and state sovereignty. Therefore, the Articles of Confederation intentionally created a weak central government and gave most of the power to the states.