At the time the new country was afraid of a all powerful government so they wrote a pair of laws that the country would go by, just like our constitution today. As one of the main things they made it so the government could NOT tax the people. With this the new government had no way to raise money for trade, supplies, military, etc. They had to rely on donations until they decided to write a new constitution.
what is an example of the articles of confederation?
congress had the power to amend the articles of confederation
The states had more power over taxation under the Articles of Confederation.
The Congress
True. Under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to collect taxes.
what is an example of the articles of confederation?
congress had the power to amend the articles of confederation
The articles of confederation gave power to the states and left very little power for the federal government.
The states had more power over taxation under the Articles of Confederation.
state governments
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The Congress
Congress had the most power.
True. Under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to collect taxes.
The Articles of Confederation gave power to the States even though Congress was still the main power.
The states actually had the most power under the Articles of Confederation. This did not prove workable for the federal government, and this eventually led to the Constitutional Convention.
Collect taxes from state. ;]