The main failure of the Articles of Confederation was that it gave too much power to the states, basically the states were all divided into their own governments. The national government have too little power and couldn't properly control the states. The US Constitution was created to balance out the powers between state and national government.
I think it's D. hopefully this helps
Answer:
<em>Sales tax</em>
Explanation:
<em>A value-added tax (VAT) collected on goods and services is similar to a sales tax.</em>
The main motive for the French wanting to establish colonies around the world was to compete with the British and the Dutch, who were extracting great amounts of resources from new territory.