In a confederal system of government, power is

in a confederal system of government, power is distributed equally among the state governments.

A confederal also known as confederation system of government exists where many states have aligned with each other into a nation for a specific purpose.

Confederal system refers to a system in which states or regional governments hold ultimate authority except for those powers they grant to central government. The powers are distributed equally among the state governments.  

colony: virginia

1: 1607,john smith

2: british were looking for gold and land

3: near oceans and theres forests

4: fishing? ithink

5: sometimes