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

—Noah Webster

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

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
that the central government would always favor large states over the smaller states when disputes broke out

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

Answer 1

Noah Webster's fundamental problem with the Articles of Confederation was that states would always work in their own self-interest even if it meant harm to the nation as a whole. This concern highlights the lack of unity and cooperation among the states, which Webster believed undermined the effectiveness of the confederation as a governing body.