Why was the u. s. not taken seriously when it came to foreign relations?

a) the country did not have a strong government to make sure the individual states would follow national laws

b) the country produced only a few, unimportant crops, so europeans did not feel the need to keep a good relationship

c) the us government went against the beliefs of the american revolution and put a new king in power

d) european nations did not believe the us would last as an independent country