The early colonists sought to create a weak central government with a voluntary association of independent states that agreed to only limited restraints on their freedom of action, forming a a. federalist system. b. confederation. c. direct democracy. d. unicameral legislature

Answer: Option (B) is correct

Explanation:

Confederation is known as or referred to as the political system under which the state or their regional governments tends to retain or gain ultimate authority except for the powers which they tend to expressly equate or delegate to the central or federal government. A voluntary or willing association of the independent states, under which member states tend to agree to have limited restraints or constraints on freedom of action.