Question
10. Which of the following was a reason the Articles of Confederation failed? It created a central government that was too powerful Allowed for representative government by having a legislature The Federal government was unable to institute taxes The Federal government was unable to negotiate treaties
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Answer
It created a central government that was too powerful; The Federal government was unable to institute taxes; The Federal government was unable to negotiate treaties
Explanation
The Articles of Confederation was the first constitutional agreement between the 13 colonies in the United States. It was essentially a federation with a weak central government and highly independent states retaining most of the power. The options of the federal government being unable to institute taxes or negotiate treaties seem to represent why the Articles of Confederation failed, considering that a weak central government with limited power is widely acknowledged as the primary factor for the failure of the Articles of Confederation.