Question

What was the main purpose of the national government formed by the Articles of Confederation?

to run state and national elections
to manage trade between the states
to build roads and bridges in the states
to manage the war with Britain for the states

Answer 1

to manage the war with Britain for the states

The Articles of Confederation created a weak national government mainly to coordinate the states during the Revolutionary War and handle common defense and diplomacy; it had little power to run elections, regulate interstate trade, or build state infrastructure.