The major downfall of the Articles of Confederation was simply weakness. The federal government, under the Articles, was too weak to enforce their laws and therefore had no power. The Continental Congress had borrowed money to fight the Revolutionary War and could not repay their debts.
Answer:
"They [old Barney and young Barney] never knew when they were safe from punishment. They were frequently whipped when least deserving, and escaped whipping when most deserving it."
Explanation:
The first one demonstrates Colonel Lloyd's unpredictability when it says, "They never knew when they were safe". It shows that Colonel Lloyd was fickle when it says, "whipped when least deserving... escaped whipping when most deserving".
The second one simply states how he abuses his slaves, and the third one states how many he must've owned. Neither of them say anything about his behavior and emotional state.
It would be the "c. feudal system" that was <span>formalized in England during the medieval period, since this system left the lower class "peasants" with practically no upward social mobility. </span>
