Answer:
Correct answer is The states are too strong and the federal (national) government is too weak.
Step-by-step explanation:
First option is correct as governmental bodies, namely Congress first of all didn't have authority to impose certain regulations to the states.
Second option is not correct as states were practically functioning on their own, without having to respond to Congress.
Third option is not correct as after the treaty of Paris Britain had no influence in the United States.