This answer is very tricky because it could be C but can also be A as well!!
ITS B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was the first constitution of the United States. It was drafted by the Second Continental Congress from mid-1776 through late 1777, and ratification by all 13 states was completed by early 1781.
H. Americans had to find new ways to meet their needs for cloth.