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"Instead of a powerful nation-state with imperial pretensions, the government established under the Articles of Confederation was not really much of a government at all, but rather a diplomatic conference where the sovereign states, each of which regarded itself as an autonomous nation, met to coordinate a domestic version of foreign policv. It was. in effect, designed to be weak, and lacked altogether the authority to manage a burgeoning empire."-Source: Joseph J. Ellis, historian, American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic, 200713. Which of the following best describes the government under Articles of Confederation as stated by Ellis?A "E Pluribus num"As a shining city on the hillB. A firm league ot friendshipD. "A House Divided Against itselt"

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