The Articles of Confederation were written to reduce a strong central government seizing power and creating a tyrannical situation in the newly created United States. The former colonists distrusted powerful government, and the Articles were written to spread governmental power into the individual states as much as possible.
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The Articles of Confederation, which was the precursor to the American Constitution, was made to protect the American People from Dictatorship. So in answer, the Articles of Confederation represented the American's distrust of oppressive government.
The Articles of Confederation were designed with the fear that a strong central government would become autoritarian and dictatorial like they perceived the English monarchy to be. That's why they didn't give it tax collecting powers nor a standing army, instead it depended on the states for revenue and protection.
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Using fear and violence for political gain most directly affected African Americans.