Which statement best describes the Patriot's lack of funding for the war?

The colonists didn't trust the government to use the money properly.

Many of the colonists were loyalists and didn't support the war.

Congress did not have the power to tax the people.

Britain put a ban on trade and money was scarce.

Britain put a ban on trade and money was scarce.

Explanation:

Different than Great Britain, the Patriots did not have money nor credit. The Patriots did not have money and Britain banned trade on that moment - which was one of the main reasons for the American Revolution War -. The Patriots needed French Assistance but also most of the Patriots paid for their war, merchants, suppliers, planters, families, and soldiers.

I think it is the first one