How did the Articles of Confederation strengthen the United States?
(Choose 3)

1. It encouraged international trade by establishing a national currency.
2. It created a system for resolving land claims and governing new territory.
3. It encouraged democracy to take hold in the new country.
4. It created a permanent standing army for all thirteen original states.
5. It allowed states to make individual treaties with foreign governments.
6. It unified the thirteen original states and created a common legislature.