How did the Articles of Confederation create a weak national government? The national government controlled the admission of states.
The Articles of Confederation gave the national government powers it no longer needed.
The national government could regulate the western land claims of the original 13 colonies.
The Articles of Confederation created a national government with few powers to manage the economy.

Anagnos: . . it will no doubt be difficult for you there, annie. but it has been difficult for you at our school too, hm? gratifying, yes, when you came to us and could not spell your name, to accomplish so much here in a few years, but always an irish battle. for independence. (he studies annie, humorously; she does not open her eyes.) this is my last time to counsel you, annie, and you do lack some – by some i mean all – what, tact or talent to bend. to others. and what had saved you on more than one occasion here at perkins is that there was nowhere to expel you to. what do anagnos's words reveal about annie in this excerpt