Each of the thirteen states had to approve the plan of government before it could take effect. What does this tell you

about how much Independence and power the Individual states had within the nation?

They were trying to establish a national government.

Explanation:

Each state was powerful in itself, but they really wanted all 13 to work together to form a national government. This is also where the Articles of Confederation came in. it gave citizens a closer tie with their state governments and granted few powers to the central government.