Answer: Congress had very little power.
Step-by-step explanation:
There are many aspects of this, but three big ones are that 9 states needed to be present to pass any decision and due to the difficulty of transport in those days that was rare. There was also no reason for states to donate to the national treasury so they had very little money. And lastly, under the Articles of Confederation, Congress lacked the authority to regulate commerce, making it unable to protect or standardize trade between foreign nations and the various states meaning their power exclusively entended to dealings within the country.