This depends on if a refers to the current government.
If it is, then the answer is D. none of the above
However, the articles of confederation, america's first government, was the first thing that Americans did after the war, so the answer could also be A
Petrarch was pulled between two worlds, the ideal world of antiquity and his desire to improve the current world. He believed he could learn to make the world a better place by studying classical literature. He, along with other humanists, admired the formal beauty of classical writing. He attempted to share the teachings of classical texts by studying them, and then, imitating them in Latin writings of his own.
