3. (H.8) Which sentence describes a major weakness of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
A. Too much power was given to the governments of the states.
B. The United States had no written format for how to admit new states from the Northwest
Territory.
C. The president did not have enough power to run the states.
D. The United States was not able to establish trade with the Latin American countries that
were owned by Spain.