Which of the following was NOT a problem resulting from the weakness of the central government under the Articles of Confederation?
A) The central government had no way of raising money to finance its activities.
B) The central government could not prevent the outbreak of civil war among the states over the issue of slavery.
C) States could coin their own money, making trade between states inefficient.
D) The state governments under the confederation were too strong.
E) The national government had no way to put down such insurgencies like Shays's Rebellion.

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The central government's inability to prevent a civil war over slavery was not a problem under the Articles of Confederation because the Civil War over slavery occurred much later, in the 1860s, long after the Articles of Confederation were replaced by the Constitution in 1789.

Which of the Following Was NOT a Problem Resulting from the Weakness