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They could request money from the states.

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Congress could not tax the people they could only ask for money.  Only states could tax their citizens.

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States could tax their citizens.

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They  can print their own state wide currency.

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They could print money.

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They were scared of a person like the king who would overpower them and tell them what to do.

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each state had a constitution of their own state

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The currency in each state wasn't the same

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All the states had to agree to changes to the articles

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new laws had to be approved by 9 of 13 states

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to not take their money and over tax

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they could sell land to people

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they could only ask for people to join the military not draft

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they could only ask for people to join the military not draft

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They could sign treaties

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each state could create their own militia

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states had their own court system

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The states decided to create a weak central government because they were afraid of one person or one group having to much power and abusing it essentially turning into someone like king George.

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Congress could declare war and peace

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Each state has one vote in congress

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Each state only had one vote in Congress, regardless of its size.

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They didn't want a strong central government overpowering them and telling them what to do

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No way to enforce the laws passed by Congress.

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They had a scrappy government, this caused bad things.