Answer:
B: To establish an alliance of states.
Explanation:
After the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation was formed to establish a stable government within the United States, and in order to do so, the articles served to establish a union among the states.
The new England colonies practiced mainly subsistence farming, middle -> wheat, and south -> plantation farming with huge production. Many people fled to new england for religious freedom but when they got there each colony mainly had their own strict religious beliefs, for example Massachusetts bay.