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.
The answer is D. If your doing apex A isn’t the correct answer
The oil embargo of 1973 forced the U.S. to ration gasoline for a time.
The republican candidate was Abraham Lincoln