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All laws needed 9 of 13 states to approve it

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All laws needed 9 of 13 states to approve it

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Under the articles, the government could not create an  Army

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Under the articles, the government could not create an  Army

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Afraid government would have too much control over them like the British had over them.

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Afraid government would have too much control over them like the British had over them.

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(afraid of absolute power)

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They could write their own constitutions 

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They could write their own constitutions 

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They wanted the people to rule the country

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They wanted the people to rule the country

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They needed all 13 states to agree to amend the articles

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They needed all 13 states to agree to amend the articles

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They couldn't tax their citizens, they had to ask for the money, but were often ignored

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They couldn't tax their citizens, they had to ask for the money, but were often ignored

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They had the power to give money or take money

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They had the power to give money or take money

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They couldn't regulate trade between states

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They couldn't regulate trade between states

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They could make treaties with foreign nations

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They could make treaties with foreign nations

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They could establish their own postal service

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They could establish their own postal service

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They wanted a government that was more local

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They wanted a government that was more local

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They could manage native american affairs

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They could manage native american affairs

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They didn't have an executive branch to enforce any acts passed by Congress

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They didn't have an executive branch to enforce any acts passed by Congress

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They didn't want the government to intrude their rights

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They didn't want the government to intrude their rights

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Each state only had one vote regardless of size

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Each state only had one vote regardless of size