Why was readership of colonial newspapers so low? low literacy rates
printing was expensive
delivery was slow and expensive
All of these.

10. which one of the following provisions was part of the first draft of the articles of confederation submitted to the second continental congress but not in the final version? a. representation by states in government based on population b. a strong central government c. no right for the federal government to levy taxes d. government control over the unsettled western lands