Why were the Articles of Confederation written to establish a weak national government?

Answer 1

The states were afraid of having another tyrannical government like England was, so they tried to make the government weak to prevent corruption.

Answer 2

The newly formed States were cautious. They didn't want one person to have too much power, like the British king did. They had just gained freedom from the King and they wanted everyone to have a say in the States. But the gave the states too much power and that was their big mistake - not everyone could be united under one set of laws and rules if so many things were left to the decision of individual states.

• they only had one branch, which was the Legislative branch.
• they were in debt.
• the government did not have the right to tax the citizens.
• most Americans were afraid of giving the government too much power.

Answer 3

It was weak because, well, it simply didn't work out! The states had way too much power and the government didn't have enough. If one state had a plan, and only one of the states didn't agree, there would be a fight. And, yeah. That's all I know :]

Answer 4

We wernt a fully devepled nation at the time only with our 13 colonies.Many wernt ready for a centralized government that would out power the people.

Answer 5

They were afraid of being overpowered by each other so they decided to create a weak government so that they would have the same amount of power.

Answer 6

why did the Articles of Confederation purposely create a weak government

Answer 7

they needed a strong government to provide a strong central election

Answer 8

Given their disputes with Great Britain, the colonies were suspicious of strong central government.