The articles did not allow the government to tax its people, thus forcing the government to reley on donations from the states. Also, under the articles there was only a one house legislation which did not satisfy states like Virginia who had a large population. So in the constitution a two house legislature was created, the senate and house of representatives.
There was no central government.
slavery, drugs and animals
Dept
It established "a firm league of friendship" to the states.
States had too much power
Well kinda but it ended up kinda strong with the branches
gave more power to the federal government-apex
weakness in the Articles of Confederation
The weakness in the Articles of Confederation was due to it's loose connection of the states, which gave the federal government little power such as the ability to tax. The Articles of Confederation weren't corrected instead The Constitution replaced it, which gave the federal government much more authority and power and strongly united the country.
One weakness was that at the time, taxes were optional, so Congress didn't have enough money to pay for the millions of dollars that it owed individuals and foreign countries.
The Articles of Confederation was the original U.S. Constitution which was ratified in 1781. Two of its weaknesses were its inability to levy taxes and regulate trade.
Each state was granted two votes