The nature of the Articles of Confederation were designed by the revolutionary leaders to be a

A. a strong centralized government

B. a regional government of sections

C. a decentralized government with limited powers

D. a revolutionary council

E. a constitutional monarchy

The nature of the Articles of Confederation were designed by the revolutionary leaders to be a C. decentralized government with limited powers.

They created this in order to fight the strong centralized government, and thus the 13 states were in charge of their own affairs.