Which fact BEST reflects how the colonist's experience under British rule impacted government in America following the Revolution? A) The number of Representatives in Congress is based on a state's population, while each state has two Senators. B) The Northwest Ordinance provided for new territories to be granted statehood when they reached a population of 60,000 citizens. C) The Articles of Confederation allowed for the sovereignty of the states and prevented the establishment of a strong central government. D) Southerners feared that giving Congress the power to regulate trade would threaten the slave trade and the economy of the Southern states.