Congress had not have the power to tax. Congress did not have the power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce. There was no executive branch to enforce any acts passed by Congress. There was no national court system.
I believe it was Great Britain/ England.
The correct answer is the United Provinces of the Netherlands (Holland). They founded the first Settlement of what would become the city of New York in 1625. In 1664 the colony was captured by the British Empire. The city was incorporated officially into the British possessions in North America in 1665.
