Question

Under the Articles of Confederation, if the federal government needed to build a new road across several states, what would happen?

A) The states could be ordered by the federal government to pay for the project.

B) The federal government could prevent trade between states that refused to help.

C) The federal government could ask for help from states, but they could refuse.

D) The states could be forced by the federal government to complete the project on their own.

Answer 1

I think the answer would be B

Answer 2

Answer:

C) The federal government could ask for help from states, but they could refuse.

Explanation:

The Articles of Confederation were very worried about the Federal Government gaining too much power, thus it was pretty toothless in general.