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"the united states in congress assembled shall never engage in a war, nor grant letters of marque or reprisal in time of peace, nor enter into any treaties or alliances,…unless nine states assent to the same. nor shall a question on any other point be determined, unless by the votes of the majority of the united states in congress assembled."—articles of confederation

the restrictions placed on the federal government shown in this quote best reflect the principle of

a.) popular sovereignty
b.) limited government
c.) social contract
d.) natural rights

The correct answer is B) limited government.

The restrictions placed on the federal government shown in this quote best reflect the principle of limited government.

The Articles of Confederation was the first type of Constitution in the United States. Under the Articles of Confederation, the states remained sovereign and were the ones that could collect money through taxation. So the states were powerful. The central government was weak. So when the government -the Congress- needed money, it had to ask for it to the states.

here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.