Columbus' Crew was just a bunch of people that were prisoners by the queen and just dirty, because the queen thought that Columbus wouldn't succeed, plus she needed to get rid of the prisoners.
The 5th amendment specifically, and more broadly the bill of rights.
The Mesopotamians made many technological discoveries. They were the first to use the potter's wheel to make better pottery, they used irrigation to get water to their crops, they used bronze metal (and later iron metal) to make strong tools and weapons, and used looms to weave cloth from wool.
The answer is B.
The Articles of Confederation was extremely weak due to its lack of federal power, it gave most of the authority to the states. This is discussed in the passage as it talks about how the federal/national government had no authority to raise money, etc. Thus, the answer is B, as the answer says the national government had a lack of authority to control the debt crisis.