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…showed last 75 words of 459 total…become laws. The states largely ignored Congress, which was powerless to enforce cooperation, and it was unable to carry out its trade regulation. The United States was unable to expand their market value with the population. (Doc B) With all of the difficulty between the people and the government, it is obvious that the Articles of Confederation weakened the United States. The central government could not manage the trade regulation, or collect taxes on people.