D. It created a weak federal government with no powers to impose taxes or regulate trade.
Explanation:
The Articles of Confederation constituted the first document that established what the US government would be like, shortly after independence. The articles were created in November 1777, after much debate and conversation between the founders and several men. They were ratified on March 1, 1781 and although all their formulation was done with the intention of creating a strong and sovereign government that would lead the country to great prosperity, it created a weak federal government, with no powers to impose taxes or regulate the trade. This created several problems in the management of the country, leaving it weak and disunited. However, the articles of the confederation were replaced by the American federal constitution (which solved all these problems) on June 21, 1788.
President Taft's use of "Dollar Diplomacy" in Nicaragua and China showed that American foreign policy was mainly a means of promoting the United States' commercial interest and economic power abroad. Through the "Dollar Diplomacy", policy loans were guaranteed to strategically important foreign countries such as Nicaragua and China.
They thought slavery was terrible and they didn't want to take sides with Southern Virginia, where slavery was the main part of the economy and the society. They thought it was immoral, selfish, and cruel. They didn't want to be a part of the movement that supported slavery. (during the civil war)
