The government set up by the Articles of Confederation reflected the colonists' fear of
A) a coercive central government under a single powerful executive.
B) an individual state dominating the other states in the new nation.
C) state sovereignty impeding the formation of a strong national government.
D) a central government too weak to be effective.
E) giving states more power than the federal government.
Answer: A
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