. . . the American tax-payer .
Sold land west of the Appalachians
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Congress could not raise this money because it was not allowed to tax.
ask the gov they are the only one who has money back then
they placed a tariff on british imports.
To raise money and to create an army
They had to ask the states for money. Which didn't go over well with any of the states.
Congress did not have any money and it did not have the power to raise money.
The president does not have the power to raise the debt ceiling . He has no power to borrow money and not really any power over spending-- only the Congress can do that. The president can only spend money that Congress has appropriated to be spent, although Presidents have been known to withhold funds that Congress has already appropriated.
House of Representatives is the only house to introduce bills to raise money.
Because congress's ability to raise money from states was limited, it decided to raise revenue by selling these lands