1. Why did the colonists want a "weak" government?

The colonists had their reasons for creating a weak central (federal) government under the Articles of Confederation. Not only did they create a weak federal government, they restricted the powers of the state governors because they were so concerned about the leaders abusing their power.

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in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.