The three most important problems was that it gave to much power to the states (weak central government), it did not give the federal government the power to tax, and congress couldn't regulate trade.
Im pretty sure the answer is B .
They saw plessy v Ferguson as that the were "separate but equal" meaning that all races were given the same opportunities but were segregated.
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The answer is A because the significance of gunboat diplomacy is military threats which is a foreign policy used to scare the less powerful nation so that they follow the most powerful nations demands.