Which one of the following provisions was part of the first draft of the Articles of Confederation submitted to the Second Continental Congress?
A. Government control over the unsettled western lands
B. Limited and restricted functions for the central government
C. Denial of the right for Congress to levy taxes
D. Appointment of George Washington as commander of the Continental Army
The answer is letter B. There was a part of the First Draft of
the Article of the Confederation that stated that it was a “weak and limited
government”. There were certain restriction that stops the government to
function as needed