The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by the question is the third choice "Congress could not regulate trade or commerce."
The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. However, ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781.
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