congress is unable to control commerce between America and foreign hations. under the articles of confederation, congress lacked the authority to regulate commerce, making it unable to protect or standardize trade between foreign nations and the various states.
The correct answer is <span>economic issues.
In earlier times in the United States, presidents didn't really do much about economic issues. They believed that the government should keep the market free and not get involved in any way. It was only somewhere near the end of the 19th century that the government started getting involved when progressives started introducing laws to prevent trusts and monopolies and similar things.</span>
