They had to ask the states for money. Which didn't go over well with any of the states.
In the Articles of Confederation, the procedure by which Congress was to raise funds was by taxing the states.
In the Articles of Confederation, the procedure by which Congress was to raise funds was by taxing the states.
by taxing property
In the Articles of Confederation, the procedure by which Congress was to raise funds was by taxing the states.
No because they did not get anything from their money
the American government started taxing people in 1861, during the civil war. they started taxing people to raise money to buy supplies for the war.
yes it is sadly. :-(
. . . the American tax-payer .
by controlling trade routes and taxing merchants
by taxing the colonists. for example, the sugar act, stamp act, and townshend act.
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, which lists the various powers of Congress, begins: "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States". Section 8 also provides Congress with the powers to "To borrow money on the credit of the United States" and "To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin...".
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