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What was the national government’s biggest concern if facing a war, under the Articles of Confederation?

The national government had no national military.
The country had grown too large to defend with a small army.
The states would not back the federal government.
There was no way the states would pay for fighting a war.

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The states would not back the federal government.

Under the Articles Congress lacked power to raise taxes or enforce requests for troops, so in a war it feared states would refuse to provide men or money.