What is the role of the state governments under the articles of confederation?

Under the terms of the Articles of Confederation, each state was authorized toretain its role as a sovereign, independent entity, with every authority notspecifically assigned to the national government. For taxing purposes, each state was to meet a quota determined by the value of granted or surveyed land inorder to cover the costs of the war against Britain.

The preamble explains the reasons  why ben franklin and the other founding fathers  of the constitution made our government a republic. by doing this they also replaced the articles of confederation