All of the following were weaknesses of the articles of confederation except:
a.
congress was unable to levy taxes.
b.
congress was unable to enforce laws.
c.
congress was unable to declare war with another country.
d.
congress was unable to regulate foreign and interstate trade.

answer: d. joseph james clark​

explanation:

the romans were initially interested in expansion via sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under carthaginian control. at the start of the first punic war (264-241 bc), carthage was the dominant power of the western mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire