Dem bois was like articles of confederation suck so let’s get 9/13 states to like our new document said James Madison so they made a new one
I may not know the exact answer, but i'm leaning towards C because it's one of the few answers that seems reasonable.
B is wrong because it's exactly the opposite; their owners didn't want slaves to get smart, they thought it was easier to control them if they were ignorant and didn't know how to read.
I hope this helped out a little!
This quote shows that the national government under the articles of confederation could not raise enough tax money to use for the states needs. It also shows the states had more power than the national government.