the national gov. had too much power in some areas and the states had to much power in others. for example, the states had the power to print their own currency, which led to confusion for travelers because they had to stop and trade one states coins for anothers.
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The articles of confederation gave power to the states and left very little power for the federal government.
The National Government
The states actually had the most power under the Articles of Confederation. This did not prove workable for the federal government, and this eventually led to the Constitutional Convention.
In a confederate system (as in the Articles of Confederation), the states retain most of the governmental power.
To strengthen the power of the central government. The preceding Articles of the Confederation gave too much power to the states, and left too little power to the central government, as shown by Shays' Rebellion. A stronger central power was necessary, and thus the Constitution was born.