Under the Articles of Confederation, if the federal government needed to build a new road across several states, what would happen?

Question

"The federal government could order the states to pay for the project."
"The federal government could prevent trade between states that refused to help."
"The federal government could ask for help from states, but they could refuse."
"The federal government could force the states to complete the project on their own."

Answer 1

Under the Articles of Confederation, the correct answer would be: "The federal government could ask for help from states, but they could refuse."