What were the Weaknesses of the Article of Confederation?

What was the result of delegates from the democratic party not being able to nominate a candidate in 1860

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.

What was a major failing of the united states under the articles of confederation?