<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, <span>the correct response would be that the Articles of Confederation allowed the central government to declare war and sign treaties, since this was practically all the government could do under the Articles. </span></span>
The federal government has gained more power over time, while the state has lost some of it's power over time.
<span>The Altantic Slave Trade was different in the 1400's and 1500's than it was in the 1600's, because b) In the 1400's and 1500's, more slaves were sold to the Middle East than across the Atlantic. In the 1600's, more slaves were sold across the Atlantic. This practice was very common in the Middle East, before the Europeans took it up.</span>