Question

when representatives from the continental congress wrote the articles of confederation they chose not to centralize power in a national government. read the passage. then answer the question below.
great britain had a unitary system, which meant that the national government, through parliament, had authority over all local governments. so, the british parliament could overrule decisions made by legislatures in the thirteen colonies.
after the thirteen colonies adopted the articles of confederation, they each became a self - governing state in the new nation, the united states. the word state means a political unit with the authority to govern itself. so, each former colony had its own government with powers to regulate internal issues. the word confederation means a permanent union of independent states for certain common purposes. the purpose of the articles of confederation was to coordinate different states in the war for independence against great britain. outside of this purpose, the national government had very limited power.
how were the articles of confederation different from the unitary system under british rule?
they gave state governments more power for self - government than britain had given the colonies.
they gave equal power to both individual state governments and the national government.
unlike british rule, they restricted the national government to only regulating economic policies.
they concentrated power nationally, while britain gave most power to local governments.

Explanation:

Under British rule with a unitary system, the national government had authority over local governments and could overrule colonial legislatures. The Articles of Confederation made each state self - governing, giving state governments more power for self - governance than the colonies had under British rule. The national government's power was limited mainly to coordinating for the war of independence.

Answer:

They gave state governments more power for self - government than Britain had given the colonies.