2. Why did the Articles of Confederation give weak powers to the newly
created central government?

To avoid any perception of “taxation without representation,” the Articles of Confederation allowed only state governments to levy taxes. ... The country's economic woes were made worse by the fact that the central government also lacked the power to impose tariffs on foreign imports or regulate interstate commerce.

Explanation:

The government was scared of being too powerful like the British

Explanation:

The Articles of Confederation was given very limited power to the government

countries such as spain, france and portugal colonized the region. although most of latin america was colonized by spain, the countries of portugal and france also had major influences on the region. due to war and disease, native populations were decimated.