The financial position of the state and national governments under the Articles of Confederation could be best described as
A) sound, strong, and based on a large surplus of revenue.
B) sound, strong, but at risk.
C) uniformly stable at the state level, but the national government struggled with debt.
D) stable at the national level with cause for concern in many of the states.
E) growing debt at the national level and several states with financial crises.
E
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