What is one reason why the constitution was adopted over the articles of confederation? a) the articles gave too much power to the national government. b) the states were not free to trade among themselves under the articles. c) shay's rebellion revealed the weaknesses of the articles of confederation. d) small states were did not have enough power in congress under the articles of confederation.

Okay. The articles did not give much power to the national government. Therefore, A is out. B doesn't really tie in much into the answer. B is out. The Articles of Confederation did not have that much power and they wanted a stronger government. Shays' Rebellion happened and then lawmakers started to make changes. That's how the Constitution was adopted over the Articles of Confederation, because the rebellion revealed the weakness of the AOC. The answer is C.

They are called independent

Ithink the answer is b. shakeri hope im not wrong : )