How did the Articles of Confederation help the thirteen states organize in order to declare independence?

The Articles of Confederation joined the states in a loose national government, giving Congress shared powers such as declaring war. That let the states act together rather than each making war decisions separately, so C, “It gave them the power to declare war as a group,” is the best answer. The Articles were adopted after the Declaration of Independence, though, so they did not literally precede the declaration.

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