MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Question
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Under the Articles of Confederation which of the following power did the states not have?
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To print their own money
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To set weights and measures
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To tax goods from other states
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To collect taxes
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To raise troops
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress lacked the authority to regulate commerce, making it unable to protect or standardize trade between foreign nations and the various states.
Detailed explanation-2: -Enforcing laws, regulating commerce, administering justice, and levying taxes were powers reserved to the states.
Detailed explanation-3: -These included: to lay and collect taxes; pay debts and borrow money; regulate commerce; coin money; establish post offices; protect patents and copyrights; establish lower courts; declare war; and raise and support an Army and Navy.
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