Noah Webster:

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.
Question
What fundamental problem did Noah Webster see in the Articles of Confederation?(1 point)
Responses

that small states would have just as much say in the government as larger states
that small states would have just as much say in the government as larger states

that the states would have no way to stop the central government from imposing harsh taxes on them
that the states would have no way to stop the central government from imposing harsh taxes on them

that states would always work in their own self-interest even if it meant harm to the nation as a whole
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

Answer 1

Noah Webster saw a fundamental problem in the Articles of Confederation in that states would always work in their own self-interest even if it meant harm to the nation as a whole. This statement reflects his concern that the lack of a strong centralized authority allowed individual states to prioritize their own agendas over the collective good of the union, undermining the effectiveness of the confederation.