Question

"When the Articles of Confederation were drafted, Americans had little experience of what a national government could do for them and bitter experience of what an arbitrary government could do to them. In creating a central government they were therefore more concerned with keeping it under control than with giving it the means to do its job." -Edmund S. Morgan, The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89, 1956 Which of the following concepts is most consistent with the author’s argument?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is limited government.

Explanation:

Edmund S. Morgan was an American historian, known by his extensive works about early American history; he specialized in American colonial history. The Birth of the Republic: 1763-89 was published in 1956 and it shows how Americans started their fight to get constitutional principles to protect their freedom, something that was one of the causes of American Revolution War.

In the excerpt, Morgan discusses limited government meaning that first drafts tried to keep government under control by limiting its powers.