Read this definition of a confederation: a group of states that ally to form a political unit in which they keep most of their independence but act together for purposes such as defense which statement best describes why the early united states was a confederation?

The states all had considerable power, and a weak central government handled only certain issues.

Explanation:

when a country suffers, for example, a drought period, the market product is affected for a low offer, in this case, potatoes; the government has to tax to the households, which have to give more money for the potatoes which they consume, that situation make them consume substitute goods even through loans, it could increase the financial market movement and the inflationary phenomena, the business has to increase salaries in order to the employees could buy a more expensive food (potatoes) and in order to inflation tha business had to buy expensive supplies in the factor market, while the rest of the world have to gain more money to consume the same amount of potatoes.

a case involving the laws of a single state.