Why did the united states of america create a government with a weak central government under the articles of confederation?

They didn’t want a strong central government at first. The articles of confederation was created during the revolutionary war. The U.S did not want to mimic Britain by allowing the government to control its people so they allowed the states to have more say-so. The founders of the Constitution then proved there needed balance and created the constitution, balance between both states and central government.

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