Why were the articles of confederation created and why were they weak?

The Articles of Confederation were created weak purposely because the colonies had just got out of war with Great Britain who has a very strong government and the colonies did want a strong government like Great Britain. The Articles were also created to unite the colonies.

while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.