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All laws needed 9 of the 13 states to approve it. 

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All laws needed 9 of the 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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Because they were afraid that the government would have too much control and would take absolute power. 

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Because they were afraid that the government would have too much control and would take absolute power. 

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Afraid of having another King George III. 

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Afraid of having another King George III. 

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What this means is that they didn't want another tyrant.

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They didn't have a single government to keep order. 

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They didn't have a single government to keep order. 

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Each state could write their own constitution. 

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Each state could write their own constitution. 

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Elected officials didn't have as much power

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Elected officials didn't have as much power

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Each state didn't need to look out for other ones. 

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Each state didn't need to look out for other ones. 

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You can't sue or settle a problem between states.

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They didn't want the government to take away thier rights. 

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They didn't want the government to take away thier rights. 

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They thought that a local government would care about them more. 

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They thought that a local government would care about them more. 

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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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Northwest Ordinance made a way to create new states. 

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Northwest Ordinance made a way to create new states. 

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You need all of the 13 states to change a law. 

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You need all of the 13 states to change a law. 

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Congress could regulate trade between states. 

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Congress could regulate trade between states. 

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States could make their own sales taxes. 

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States could make their own sales taxes. 

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Congress couldn't make money for all of America to use. 

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Congress couldn't make money for all of America to use. 

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Britain didn't protect the colonies anymore. 

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Britain didn't protect the colonies anymore. 

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America was too weak to do anything about Britain staying in the United States. 

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America was too weak to do anything about Britain staying in the United States. 

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Spain had all of the land west of the Mississipi river. 

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Spain had all of the land west of the Mississipi river. 

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The states wanted to create a weak central government because they wanted state sovereignty. 

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The states wanted to create a weak central government because they wanted state sovereignty. 

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Each state’s governments could have their own powers not listed in the Articles. 

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Each state’s governments could have their own powers not listed in the Articles. 

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Each state only had a single vote in Congress even if the population was bigger. 

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Each state only had a single vote in Congress even if the population was bigger. 

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The government could not raise money through taxes for the central government. 

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The government could not raise money through taxes for the central government. 

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There was no executive branch to enforce laws passed by Congress. 

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There was no executive branch to enforce laws passed by Congress. 

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There wasn’t a strong military that was together. 

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There wasn’t a strong military that was together. 

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Congress could appoint military officers. 

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Congress could appoint military officers. 

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Congress could appoint foreign ambassadors. 

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Congress could appoint foreign ambassadors. 

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Congress could manage relations with Native Americans. 

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Congress could manage relations with Native Americans. 

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Each state’s governments could have their own powers not listed in the Articles. 

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Each state’s governments could have their own powers not listed in the Articles. 

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States could impose a tariff on other states’ goods. 

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States could impose a tariff on other states’ goods. 