The two greatest weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were financial problems: the excess printing of paper money that lead to sudden inflation, and then deflation when the money became worthless. The foreign policy was another big weakness,because the government was not centralized. Every state pretty much did what it pleased and there was no real attempt at national foreign policy. | The two greatest weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were financial problems: the excess printing of paper money that lead to sudden inflation, and then deflation when the money became worthless. The foreign policy was another big weakness,because the government was not centralized. Every state pretty much did what it pleased and there was no real attempt at national foreign policy. |