Excerpt from a letter by Benjamin Lincoln to George Washington
The proportion of debtors run high in this State. Too many of them are against the government. The men of property, and the holders of the public securities are generally abettors of our present constitution, but a few of them have been in the field, and it remains quite problematical whether they will in time fully discover their own interests as they shall be induced thereby to lend for a season out of their property for the security of the remainder. If these classes of men should not turn out on a broad scale with spirit and the insurgents should be the field & keep it our constitutions overturned and the federal government broken upon by loping off one branch essential to the well being of the whole. This cannot be submitted to by the United States with impunity. They must send force to our aid, when this shall be collected they will be equal to all purposes.
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
Which of the following weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation is MOST CLEARLY identified in this excerpt?
A.
It was difficult to pass laws.
B.
It could not force states to contribute soldiers.
C.
It could not control trade between the states.
D.
It did not provide for national courts.