Question

So long as any individual state has power to defeat the measures of the other twelve, our pretended union is but a name, and our confederation, a cobweb.
- Noah Webster

What fundamental problem did Noah Webster see in the Articles of Confederation?
O that states would always work in their own self-interest even if it
meant harm to the nation as a whole
that the central government would always favor large states over the smaller states when disputes broke out
O taderatesales would have just as much say in the government as
O from imposing harsh taxes on thermo Stop the centra government

Answer 1

Noah Webster's quote highlights his concern about the lack of a strong central authority under the Articles of Confederation, which made it difficult for the national government to function effectively.

The fundamental problem he saw was **that states would always work in their own self-interest even if it meant harm to the nation as a whole**. This issue arose from the fact that the Articles provided a weak federal government with limited powers, allowing individual states to undermine collective decisions and persist in acting according to their own interests rather than the common good of the union.