Question

during the revolutionary war, the united states formed a national government under the articles of confederation. a confederation is a union of independent states with a common goal. the articles of confederation unified the states enough to win the war and achieve independence. but after the war, when the common goal became governing the new nation, the articles of confederation did not give enough power to the national government.
the articles of confederation led to several problems for the new nation. match each problem to the feature of the articles of confederation that caused it.
states could choose to ignore national laws.
states competed with each other for foreign trade advantages.
money from one state might not be accepted in another state.
the national government had no way to collect the money it needed to pay war debts.
feature of the articles of confederation
the congress of the confederation could pass laws, but didnt have the power to enforce them.
only the states had the power to create taxes.
states could print their own paper money.
each state could make its own trade agreements with other countries.

Explanation:

Under the Articles of Confederation, weak national - power led to states' non - compliance with national laws. Lack of national tax - power meant debt - collection issues. State - issued money caused currency problems. And independent state trade - making led to competition.

Answer:

• The Congress of the Confederation could pass laws, but didn't have the power to enforce them. -> States could choose to ignore national laws.
• Only the states had the power to create taxes. -> The national government had no way to collect the money it needed to pay war debts.
• States could print their own paper money. -> Money from one state might not be accepted in another state.
• Each state could make its own trade agreements with other countries. -> States competed with each other for foreign trade advantages.